alces

See also: Alces and alcés

English

Noun

alces

1. plural of alce
2. (obsolete) genitive of alce

Asturian

Verb

alces

1. second-person singular present indicative of alzar
2. second-person singular present subjunctive of alzar

Catalan

Verb

alces

1. second-person singular present indicative of alçar

Galician

Verb

alces

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of alzar

Latin

Alternative forms

• alcē
• alx (Medieval Latin)

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Germanic *algiz, *elhaz (“elk”), related to Ancient Greek ἄλκη (álkē), also a loan from Germanic.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈaɫ.keːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈal̠ʲ.t͡ʃes]

Noun

alcēs f (genitive alcis); third declension

1. Alces alces: (Europe) elk, (North America) moose

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

	singular	plural
nominative	alcēs	alcēs
genitive	alcis	alcium
dative	alcī	alcibus
accusative	alcem	alcēs alcīs
ablative	alce	alcibus
vocative	alcēs	alcēs

Descendants

• Galician: alce
• Italian: alce
• Portuguese: alce
• Spanish: alce
• → English: alce

Noun

alcēs

1. genitive singular of alcē
2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of alx

References

• “alces”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “alces”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “alces”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “alces”, in The Perseus Project (1999), Perseus Encyclopedia‎^[1]

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Noun

alces

1. plural of alce

Etymology 2

Verb

alces

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of alçar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalθes/ [ˈal̟.θes] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈalses/ [ˈal.ses] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -alθes (Spain)
• Rhymes: -alses (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: al‧ces

Etymology 1

Noun

alces

1. plural of alce

Etymology 2

Verb

alces

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of alzar