lacertus
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Late Latin lacertus (“muscle”), from Classical Latin lacertus (“upper arm”), possibly from lacerta (“lizard”). For the semantics, compare muscle from mūsculus (“little mouse”), derived from a supposed resemblance to little mice.
PronunciationEdit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ləˈsɝː.təs/
- Hyphenation: la‧cer‧tus
NounEdit
lacertus (plural lacerti)
ReferencesEdit
- “lacertus” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- "lacert, n.²", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
LatinEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /laˈker.tus/, [ɫ̪äˈkɛrt̪ʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /laˈt͡ʃer.tus/, [läˈt͡ʃɛrt̪us]
Etymology 1Edit
Uncertain.
NounEdit
lacertus m (genitive lacertī, feminine lacerta); second declension
DeclensionEdit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lacertus | lacertī |
| Genitive | lacertī | lacertōrum |
| Dative | lacertō | lacertīs |
| Accusative | lacertum | lacertōs |
| Ablative | lacertō | lacertīs |
| Vocative | lacerte | lacertī |
Etymology 2Edit
Uncertain. Possibly from lacerta (“lizard”), as musculus derived from a supposed resemblance to little mice; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *Hlak-, *lēk- (“leg, q.v.”)
NounEdit
lacertus m (genitive lacertī); second declension
- (anatomy) The muscular part of the upper arm, including the shoulder, biceps, and triceps.
- (anatomy) The arm.
- (anatomy, Late Latin) A muscle.
DeclensionEdit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lacertus | lacertī |
| Genitive | lacertī | lacertōrum |
| Dative | lacertō | lacertīs |
| Accusative | lacertum | lacertōs |
| Ablative | lacertō | lacertīs |
| Vocative | lacerte | lacertī |
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “lacertus”, in Charlton T[homas] Lewis; Charles [Lancaster] Short (1879) […] A New Latin Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, Ill.: American Book Company; Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- “lacertus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- lacertus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- "lacert, n.²", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.