erinaceus
See also: Erinaceus
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly ēris (“hedgehog”) + -āceus, but according to De Vaan the least problematic nominative form is ēr.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /eː.riˈnaː.ke.us/, [eːrɪˈnäːkeʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /e.riˈna.t͡ʃe.us/, [eriˈnäːt͡ʃeus]
Noun
[edit]ērīnāceus m (genitive ērīnāceī); second declension
- a hedgehog
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ērīnāceus | ērīnāceī |
| genitive | ērīnāceī | ērīnāceōrum |
| dative | ērīnāceō | ērīnāceīs |
| accusative | ērīnāceum | ērīnāceōs |
| ablative | ērīnāceō | ērīnāceīs |
| vocative | ērīnācee | ērīnāceī |
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- English: erinaceous
- Esperanto: erinaco
References
[edit]- “erinaceus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- erinaceus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- erinaceus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.