lacertus
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ləˈsɝː.təs/
- Hyphenation: la‧cer‧tus
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.
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/, [ɫ̪aˈkɛr.t̪ʊs]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /laˈt͡ʃer.tus/, [laˈt͡ʃɛr.t̪us]
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. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, 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.