arctus
See also: Arctus
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈark.tʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈark.t̪us]
Noun
arctus m (genitive arctī); second declension
- alternative spelling of Arctus
- used as a specific epithet, meaning bear or bear-like, or northern
Inflection
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | arctus | arctī |
| genitive | arctī | arctōrum |
| dative | arctō | arctīs |
| accusative | arctum | arctōs |
| ablative | arctō | arctīs |
| vocative | arcte | arctī |
Adjective
arctus (feminine arcta, neuter arctum, comparative arctior, superlative arctissimus, adverb arctē); first/second-declension adjective
- misspelling of artus
References
- “arctus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “arctus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- arctus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.