dens leonis
Latin
Etymology
From dēns (“tooth”) + leōnis (“of the lion”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈdẽːs ɫeˈoː.nɪs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈd̪ɛns leˈɔː.nis]
Noun
dēns leōnis m (genitive dentis leōnis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun with an indeclinable portion.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dēns leōnis | dentēs leōnis |
| genitive | dentis leōnis | dentum leōnis |
| dative | dentī leōnis | dentibus leōnis |
| accusative | dentem leōnis | dentēs leōnis |
| ablative | dente leōnis | dentibus leōnis |
| vocative | dēns leōnis | dentēs leōnis |
Descendants
- → Catalan: dent de lleó (calque)
- → German: Löwenzahn (calque)
- → Old French: dent de lion (calque)
- French: dent-de-lion
- → Middle English: dentdelyon
- English: dandelion
- → Italian: dente di leone (calque)
- → Portuguese: dente-de-leão (calque)
- → Spanish: diente de león (calque)