dentilegus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Coined by Plautus, from dēns (“tooth”) + -legus (suffix meaning “the one who gathers”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /denˈti.le.ɡus/, [d̪ɛn̪ˈt̪ɪɫ̪ɛɡʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /denˈti.le.ɡus/, [d̪en̪ˈt̪iːleɡus]
Noun edit
dentilegus m (genitive dentilegī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | dentilegus | dentilegī |
Genitive | dentilegī | dentilegōrum |
Dative | dentilegō | dentilegīs |
Accusative | dentilegum | dentilegōs |
Ablative | dentilegō | dentilegīs |
Vocative | dentilege | dentilegī |
References edit
- “dentilegus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- dentilegus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.