hemionus
English edit
Noun edit
hemionus
- Obsolete form of hemione.
- 1859 November 24, Charles Darwin, “Laws of Variation”, in On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, […], London: John Murray, […], →OCLC, page 165:
- […] the ass seldom has stripes on its legs and the hemionus has none and has not even a shoulder-stripe, […]
References edit
“hemionus”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἡμῐ́ονος (hēmíonos, “half ass, mule”).
Noun edit
hēmionus m (genitive hēmionī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hēmionus | hēmionī |
| Genitive | hēmionī | hēmionōrum |
| Dative | hēmionō | hēmionīs |
| Accusative | hēmionum | hēmionōs |
| Ablative | hēmionō | hēmionīs |
| Vocative | hēmione | hēmionī |
Descendants edit
- Translingual: Equus hemionus
- English: hemionus, hemione