virlupus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From vir (“man”) + lupus (“wolf”), a calque of Old English werewulf, which it translates in the Consiliatio Cnuti (a twelfth-century Latin translation of Cnut’s laws).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯ir.lu.pus/, [ˈu̯ɪrɫ̪ʊpʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈvir.lu.pus/, [ˈvirlupus]
Noun edit
virlupus m (genitive virlupī); second declension
- (Medieval Latin) a man-wolf, a werewolf, a lycanthrope
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | virlupus | virlupī |
| Genitive | virlupī | virlupōrum |
| Dative | virlupō | virlupīs |
| Accusative | virlupum | virlupōs |
| Ablative | virlupō | virlupīs |
| Vocative | virlupe | virlupī |
Synonyms edit
References edit
- R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “virlupus”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC