cetos
See also: cețos
Latin
Pronunciation
- cētos: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkeː.tos/, [ˈkeːt̪ɔs̠]
- cētos: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.tos/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːt̪os]
- cētōs: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkeː.toːs/, [ˈkeːt̪oːs̠]
- cētōs: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.tos/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːt̪os]
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek κῆτος (kêtos, “any sea-monster or huge fish”). Plural κήτη (kḗtē).
Noun
cētos n (genitive cētī); second declension
- Alternative form of cētus (but neuter)
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type, nominative/accusative/vocative in -os).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | cētos | cētē |
Genitive | cētī | cētōn |
Dative | cētō | cētīs |
Accusative | cētos | cētē |
Ablative | cētō | cētīs |
Vocative | cētos | cētē |
Etymology 2
Noun
(deprecated template usage) cētōs
References
- “cetos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “cetos”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- cetos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.