excetra
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unclear, but a derivation from Ancient Greek ἔχιδνα (ékhidna) through Etruscan is possible.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈek.ske.tra/, [ˈɛks̠kɛt̪rä] or IPA(key): /ekˈsket.ra/, [ɛkˈs̠kɛt̪rä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈek.ʃe.tra/, [ˈɛkʃet̪rä] or IPA(key): /ekˈʃet.ra/, [ekˈʃɛt̪rä]
Noun
[edit]excetra f (genitive excetrae); first declension
- the Hydra of Lerna
- (figuratively) viper, snake (a spiteful or treacherous person)
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | excetra | excetrae |
| genitive | excetrae | excetrārum |
| dative | excetrae | excetrīs |
| accusative | excetram | excetrās |
| ablative | excetrā | excetrīs |
| vocative | excetra | excetrae |
References
[edit]- ^ Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1938) “excetra”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 425
Further reading
[edit]- “excetra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- excetra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.