dromedarius

Latin

Etymology

From Classical Latin dromas, dromadis +‎ -ārius, from Ancient Greek δρομὰς κάμηλος (dromàs kámēlos, “running camel”), from δρομᾰ́ς (dromắs, “running, swift”).

Noun

dromedārius m (genitive dromedāriī); second declension

1. (Late Latin) A kind of camel.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	dromedārius	dromedāriī
genitive	dromedāriī	dromedāriōrum
dative	dromedāriō	dromedāriīs
accusative	dromedārium	dromedāriōs
ablative	dromedāriō	dromedāriīs
vocative	dromedārie	dromedāriī

Descendants

• → Ancient Greek: δρομαδάριος (dromadários), δρομεδάριος (dromedários)
• → Catalan: dromedari
• → Czech: dromedár
• → German: Dromedar
• → Hungarian: dromedár
• → Icelandic: drómedari
• → Italian: dromedario
• → Old French: dromedaire
  • French: dromadaire
  • Norman: dromadaire
  • → Middle English: dromader
    • English: dromedary
      • → Welsh: dromedari
  • → Irish: dromadaire
• → Old Galician-Portuguese: dromedario
  • Galician: dromedario
  • Portuguese: dromedário
• → Old Spanish: dromedario
  • Spanish: dromedario (see there for further descendants)