dactylus
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Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (daktulos, “a finger, a dactyl”); hence the metonymy.
Noun [edit]
dactylus (genitive dactylī); m, second declension
- a sort of muscle
- a kind of grape
- a sort of grass
- a precious stone
- the date
- (in metre) a dactyl (-- ~ ~), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented; this came to be in an allusion to the three joints of the finger
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dactylus | dactylī |
| genitive | dactylī | dactylōrum |
| dative | dactylō | dactylīs |
| accusative | dactylum | dactylōs |
| ablative | dactylō | dactylīs |
| vocative | dactyle | dactylī |
Synonyms [edit]
- (kind of grape): dactylis
Descendants [edit]
- English: dactyl
- Icelandic: Fingrarím (dactylismus ecclesiasticus)
- Italian: dattilo
