scolopax

See also: Scolopax

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκολόπαξ (skolópax).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsko.lo.paks/, [ˈs̠kɔɫ̪ɔpäks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsko.lo.paks/, [ˈskɔːlopäks]

Noun

scolopax f (genitive scolopacis); third declension

1. woodcock

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	scolopax	scolopacēs
Genitive	scolopacis	scolopacum
Dative	scolopacī	scolopacibus
Accusative	scolopacem	scolopacēs
Ablative	scolopace	scolopacibus
Vocative	scolopax	scolopacēs

Descendants

• Translingual: Scolopax

References

• “scolopax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• scolopax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.