erinaceus
See also: Erinaceus
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From ēr (“hedgehog”) + -īnus + -āceus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [eː.riːˈnaː.ke.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [e.riˈnaː.t͡ʃe.us]
Noun
ērīnāceus m (genitive ērīnāceī); second declension
- a hedgehog
Declension
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
Descendants
- English: erinaceous
- Esperanto: erinaco
References
- “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.