aegocephalos

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek αἰγοκέφαλος (aigoképhalos), from αἴξ (aíx, “goat”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ae̯.ɡoˈke.pʰa.los/, [äe̯ɡɔˈkɛpʰäɫ̪ɔs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /e.ɡoˈt͡ʃe.fa.los/, [eɡoˈt͡ʃɛːfälos]

Noun

aegocephalos m (genitive aegocephalī); second declension

1. An unknown kind of bird

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

	singular	plural
nominative	aegocephalos	aegocephalī
genitive	aegocephalī	aegocephalōrum
dative	aegocephalō	aegocephalīs
accusative	aegocephalon	aegocephalōs
ablative	aegocephalō	aegocephalīs
vocative	aegocephale	aegocephalī

References

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