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crocodilus

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See also: Crocodilus

Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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crocodīlus m (genitive crocodīlī); second declension

  1. A crocodile

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative crocodīlus crocodīlī
genitive crocodīlī crocodīlōrum
dative crocodīlō crocodīlīs
accusative crocodīlum crocodīlōs
ablative crocodīlō crocodīlīs
vocative crocodīle crocodīlī

Descendants

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From a form with metathesis *coccodrīllus, and sometimes more later irregular shifts:

Borrowings

References

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  • crocodilus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • crocodilus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • crocodilus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.