aegocephalos
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek αἰγοκέφαλος (aigoképhalos), from αἴξ (aíx, “goat”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ae̯.ɡɔˈkɛ.pʰa.ɫɔs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [e.ɡoˈt͡ʃɛː.fa.los]
Noun
aegocephalos m (genitive aegocephalī); second declension
- An unknown kind of bird
Declension
Second-declension noun (Greek-type).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | aegocephalos | aegocephalī aegocephaloe |
| genitive | aegocephalī | aegocephalōrum |
| dative | aegocephalō | aegocephalīs |
| accusative | aegocephalon | aegocephalōs |
| ablative | aegocephalō | aegocephalīs |
| vocative | aegocephale | aegocephalī aegocephaloe |
References
- “aegocephalos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- aegocephalos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.