obeliscus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀβελίσκος (obelískos).
Noun
[edit]obeliscus m (genitive obeliscī); second declension
- obelisk (all senses)
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | obeliscus | obeliscī |
| genitive | obeliscī | obeliscōrum |
| dative | obeliscō | obeliscīs |
| accusative | obeliscum | obeliscōs |
| ablative | obeliscō | obeliscīs |
| vocative | obelisce | obeliscī |
References
[edit]- “obeliscus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “obeliscus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- obeliscus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “obeliscus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “obeliscus”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin