dens leonis
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom dēns (“tooth”) + leōnis (“of the lion”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /dens leˈoː.nis/, [d̪ẽːs̠ ɫ̪eˈoːnɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /dens leˈo.nis/, [d̪ɛns leˈɔːnis]
Noun
editdēns leōnis m (genitive dentis leōnis); third declension
Declension
editThird-declension noun with an indeclinable portion.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | dēns leōnis | dentēs leōnis |
Genitive | dentis leōnis | dentum leōnis |
Dative | dentī leōnis | dentibus leōnis |
Accusative | dentem leōnis | dentēs leōnis |
Ablative | dente leōnis | dentibus leōnis |
Vocative | dēns leōnis | dentēs leōnis |
Descendants
edit- → Catalan: dent de lleó (calque)
- → German: Löwenzahn (calque)
- → Old French: dent de lion (calque)
- French: dent-de-lion
- → Middle English: dentdelyon
- English: dandelion
- → Italian: dente di leone (calque)
- → Portuguese: dente-de-leão (calque)
- → Spanish: diente de león (calque)