pecus

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Contents 1 Latin 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Inflection

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[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *peḱu- (“‘livestock, domestic animals’”). Cognates include Sanskrit पशु (páśu) ‘cattle’, Armenian ասր (asr) 'fleece', Old English feoh, Old Norse fé, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿 and Lithuanian pēkus ‘cattle’.

[edit] Noun

pecus (genitive pecudis); f, third declension

1. cattle
2. sheep

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	pecus	pecudēs
genitive	pecudis	pecudum
dative	pecudī	pecudibus
accusative	pecudem	pecudēs
ablative	pecude	pecudibus
vocative	pecus	pecudēs