lacertus
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin lacertus (“muscle”), from Classical Latin lacertus (“upper arm”), possibly from lacerta (“lizard”). For the semantics, compare muscle from mūsculus (“little mouse”), derived from a supposed resemblance to little mice.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ləˈsɝː.təs/
- Hyphenation: la‧cer‧tus
Noun[edit]
lacertus (plural lacerti)
References[edit]
- “lacertus”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- "lacert, n.²", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /laˈker.tus/, [ɫ̪äˈkɛrt̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /laˈt͡ʃer.tus/, [läˈt͡ʃɛrt̪us]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
lacertus m (genitive lacertī, feminine lacerta); second declension
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | lacertus | lacertī |
Genitive | lacertī | lacertōrum |
Dative | lacertō | lacertīs |
Accusative | lacertum | lacertōs |
Ablative | lacertō | lacertīs |
Vocative | lacerte | lacertī |
Etymology 2[edit]
Uncertain. Possibly from lacerta (“lizard”), as musculus derived from a supposed resemblance to little mice; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *Hlak-, *lēk- (“leg, q.v.”)
Noun[edit]
lacertus m (genitive lacertī); second declension
- (anatomy) The muscular part of the upper arm, including the shoulder, biceps, and triceps.
- (anatomy) The arm.
- (anatomy, Late Latin) A muscle.
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | lacertus | lacertī |
Genitive | lacertī | lacertōrum |
Dative | lacertō | lacertīs |
Accusative | lacertum | lacertōs |
Ablative | lacertō | lacertīs |
Vocative | lacerte | lacertī |
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “lacertus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “lacertus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- lacertus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- "lacert, n.²", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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