obeliscus

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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀβελίσκος (obelískos).

Noun

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obeliscus m (genitive obeliscī); second declension

  1. obelisk (all senses)

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative obeliscus obeliscī
Genitive obeliscī obeliscōrum
Dative obeliscō obeliscīs
Accusative obeliscum obeliscōs
Ablative obeliscō obeliscīs
Vocative obelisce obeliscī

References

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  • 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