lacus

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Latin [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *lakw- (lake, pool). Cognate with Old English lagu (sea, ocean, flood). More at lay.

Noun [edit]

lacus (genitive lacūs); m, fourth declension

  1. a lake, pond, basin; reservoir
  2. a tank, tub, vat, sink

Inflection [edit]

Number Singular Plural
nominative lacus lacūs
genitive lacūs lacuum
dative lacuī lacubus
accusative lacum lacūs
ablative lacū lacubus
vocative lacus lacūs

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