acrocolion

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀκροκώλιον (akrokṓlion).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /a.kroˈkoː.li.on/, [äkrɔˈkoːlʲiɔn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.kroˈko.li.on/, [äkroˈkɔːlion]

Noun

acrocōlion n (genitive acrocōliī); second declension

1. (typically of animals) extremities of the body, especially the snout, ears, or trotters

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

	singular	plural
nominative	acrocōlion	acrocōlia
genitive	acrocōliī	acrocōliōrum
dative	acrocōliō	acrocōliīs
accusative	acrocōlion	acrocōlia
ablative	acrocōliō	acrocōliīs
vocative	acrocōlion	acrocōlia

References

• “acrocolion”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• acrocolion in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.