serpentigena
Latin
Etymology
From serpēns (“serpent, snake”) + -gena (born from, sprung form).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [sɛr.pɛnˈtɪ.ɡɛ.na]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ser.pen̪ˈt̪iː.d͡ʒe.na]
Noun
serpentigena m (genitive serpentigenae); first declension
- serpent-born; sprung from a serpent
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | serpentigena | serpentigenae |
| genitive | serpentigenae | serpentigenārum |
| dative | serpentigenae | serpentigenīs |
| accusative | serpentigenam | serpentigenās |
| ablative | serpentigenā | serpentigenīs |
| vocative | serpentigena | serpentigenae |
References
- “serpentigena”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- serpentigena in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.