esox
See also: Esox
Latin
Etymology
Probably from Gaulish *esoks, from Proto-Celtic *esoxs (compare Irish eo (“salmon”), Welsh Welsh eog (“salmon”)); usually also compared to Ancient Greek ἴσοξ (ísox, “unknown whale-like fish”), attested only in a vocabularly list.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈe.soks/, [ˈɛ.sɔks]
Noun
esox m (genitive esocis); third declension
- kind of fresh-water fish
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | esox | esocēs |
| genitive | esocis | esocum |
| dative | esocī | esocibus |
| accusative | esocem | esocēs |
| ablative | esoce | esocibus |
| vocative | esox | esocēs |
Descendants
- Translingual: Esox
References
- esox in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- esox in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
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