gallicrus
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom gallus (“cock, rooster”) + crūs (“leg”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈɡal.li.kruːs/, [ˈɡälːʲɪkruːs̠] or IPA(key): /ɡalˈlik.ruːs/, [ɡälˈlʲɪkruːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈɡal.li.krus/, [ˈɡälːikrus] or IPA(key): /ɡalˈlik.rus/, [ɡälˈlikrus]
Noun
editgallicrūs n (genitive gallicrūris); third declension
- crowfoot (any plant of the genus Ranunculus)
- Synonym: rānunculus
Declension
editThird-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | gallicrūs | gallicrūra |
Genitive | gallicrūris | gallicrūrum |
Dative | gallicrūrī | gallicrūribus |
Accusative | gallicrūs | gallicrūra |
Ablative | gallicrūre | gallicrūribus |
Vocative | gallicrūs | gallicrūra |
Further reading
edit- “gallicrus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- gallicrus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.