dromedarius
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Classical Latin dromas, dromadis + -ārius, from Ancient Greek δρομὰς κάμηλος (dromàs kámēlos, “running camel”), from δρόμος (drómos, “race course”).
Noun[edit]
dromedārius m (genitive dromedāriī); second declension
- (Late Latin) A kind of camel.
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | dromedārius | dromedāriī |
Genitive | dromedāriī | dromedāriōrum |
Dative | dromedāriō | dromedāriīs |
Accusative | dromedārium | dromedāriōs |
Ablative | dromedāriō | dromedāriīs |
Vocative | dromedārie | dromedāriī |
Descendants[edit]
- → Catalan: dromedari
- → Czech: dromedár
- Old French: dromedaire
- French: dromadaire
- → Middle English: dromader
- → Galician: dromedario
- → German: Dromedar
- → Hungarian: dromedár
- → Icelandic: drómedari
- Italian: dromedario
- → Portuguese: dromedário
- → Spanish: dromedario