eucnemos
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek εὔκνημος (eúknēmos).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /eu̯kˈneː.mos/, [ɛu̯kˈneːmɔs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eu̯kˈne.mos/, [eu̯kˈnɛːmos]
Adjective
[edit]eucnēmos (neuter eucnēmon); second-declension adjective (feminine forms identical to masculine forms, Greek-type)
- Having beautiful legs.
Declension
[edit]Second-declension adjective (feminine forms identical to masculine forms, Greek-type).
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | eucnēmos | eucnēmon | eucnēmoe | eucnēma | |
| genitive | eucnēmī | eucnēmōrum | |||
| dative | eucnēmō | eucnēmīs | |||
| accusative | eucnēmon | eucnēmōs | eucnēma | ||
| ablative | eucnēmō | eucnēmīs | |||
| vocative | eucnēme | eucnēmon | eucnēmoe | eucnēma | |
References
[edit]- “eucnemos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- eucnemos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “eucnēmos” on page 686 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)