struthiocamelus
See also: Struthio camelus
Latin
strūthiocamēlī (ostriches)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek στρουθιοκάμηλος (strouthiokámēlos), from στρουθόs (strouthós, “sparrow”) + κάμηλος (kámēlos, “camel”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /struː.tʰi.o.kaˈmeː.lus/, [struː.tʰi.ɔ.kaˈmeː.ɫʊs]
Noun
strūthiocamēlus m (genitive strūthiocamēlī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | strūthiocamēlus | strūthiocamēlī |
| genitive | strūthiocamēlī | strūthiocamēlōrum |
| dative | strūthiocamēlō | strūthiocamēlīs |
| accusative | strūthiocamēlum | strūthiocamēlōs |
| ablative | strūthiocamēlō | strūthiocamēlīs |
| vocative | strūthiocamēle | strūthiocamēlī |
Synonyms
- (ostrich): strūthiō
Related terms
Descendants
- Translingual: Struthio camelus
References
- struthiocamelus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- struthiocamelus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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