onocentaurus
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom the Ancient Greek ὀνοκένταυρος (onokéntauros), an alternative form of ὀνοκένταυρα (onokéntaura, “a kind of tailless ape”, “a kind of demon haunting wild places”), presumably from ὄνος (ónos, “ass”) + κένταυρος (kéntauros, “centaur”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /o.no.kenˈtau̯.rus/, [ɔnɔkɛn̪ˈt̪äu̯rʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /o.no.t͡ʃenˈtau̯.rus/, [onot͡ʃen̪ˈt̪äːu̯rus]
Noun
editonocentaurus m (genitive onocentaurī); second declension
- onocentaur (a centaur with the body of an ass)
- (transferred sense) used of an impure person
Declension
editSecond-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | onocentaurus | onocentaurī |
Genitive | onocentaurī | onocentaurōrum |
Dative | onocentaurō | onocentaurīs |
Accusative | onocentaurum | onocentaurōs |
Ablative | onocentaurō | onocentaurīs |
Vocative | onocentaure | onocentaurī |
Descendants
edit- English: onocentaur
- French: onocentaure
References
edit- “onocentaurus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- onocentaurus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.