Ancon
English
Noun
Ancon (plural Ancons)
- A sheep of a breed from Massachusetts with short crooked legs and long back.
Anagrams
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From ancōn (“bend, elbow”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈan.koːn/, [ˈäŋkoːn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈan.kon/, [ˈäŋkon]
Proper noun
Ancōn f sg (genitive Ancōnis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Ancōn |
Genitive | Ancōnis |
Dative | Ancōnī |
Accusative | Ancōnem |
Ablative | Ancōne |
Vocative | Ancōn |
Locative | Ancōnī Ancōne |
References
- “Ancon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ancon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.