dens leonis

Latin

Etymology

From dēns (“tooth”) + leōnis (“of the lion”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /dens leˈoː.nis/, [d̪ẽːs̠ ɫ̪eˈoːnɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /dens leˈo.nis/, [d̪ɛns leˈɔːnis]

Noun

dēns leōnis m (genitive dentis leōnis); third declension

1. (Medieval Latin) dandelion

Declension

Third-declension noun with an indeclinable portion.

	singular	plural
nominative	dēns leōnis	dentēs leōnis
genitive	dentis leōnis	dentum leōnis
dative	dentī leōnis	dentibus leōnis
accusative	dentem leōnis	dentēs leōnis
ablative	dente leōnis	dentibus leōnis
vocative	dēns leōnis	dentēs leōnis

Descendants

• → Catalan: dent de lleó (calque)
• → German: Löwenzahn (calque)
• → Old French: dent de lion (calque)
  • French: dent-de-lion
  • → Middle English: dentdelyon
    • English: dandelion
• → Italian: dente di leone (calque)
• → Portuguese: dente-de-leão (calque)
• → Spanish: diente de león (calque)