obeliscus
Latin
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek ὀβελίσκος (obelískos).
Noun
editobeliscus m (genitive obeliscī); second declension
- obelisk (all senses)
Declension
editSecond-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | obeliscus | obeliscī |
Genitive | obeliscī | obeliscōrum |
Dative | obeliscō | obeliscīs |
Accusative | obeliscum | obeliscōs |
Ablative | obeliscō | obeliscīs |
Vocative | obelisce | obeliscī |
References
edit- “obeliscus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “obeliscus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- obeliscus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “obeliscus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “obeliscus”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin