chersos
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek χέρσος (khérsos).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkʰer.sos/, [ˈkʰɛrs̠ɔs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈker.sos/, [ˈkɛrsos]
Noun
[edit]chersos m (genitive chersī); second declension
- A kind of toad
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun (Greek-type).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chersos | chersī |
| genitive | chersī | chersōrum |
| dative | chersō | chersīs |
| accusative | cherson | chersōs |
| ablative | chersō | chersīs |
| vocative | cherse | chersī |
References
[edit]- “chersos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- chersos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.