dens leonis
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From dēns (“tooth”) + leōnis (“of the lion”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /dens leˈoː.nis/, [d̪ẽːs̠ ɫ̪eˈoːnɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /dens leˈo.nis/, [d̪ɛns leˈɔːnis]
Noun[edit]
dēns leōnis m (genitive dentis leōnis); third declension
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun with an indeclinable portion.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dēns leōnis | dentēs leōnis |
| Genitive | dentis leōnis | dentum leōnis |
| Dative | dentī leōnis | dentibus leōnis |
| Accusative | dentem leōnis | dentēs leōnis |
| Ablative | dente leōnis | dentibus leōnis |
| Vocative | dēns leōnis | dentēs leōnis |
Descendants[edit]
- → Catalan: dent de lleó (calque)
- → German: Löwenzahn (calque)
- → Old French: dent de lion (calque)
- French: dent-de-lion
- → Middle English: dentdelyon
- English: dandelion
- → Italian: dente di leone (calque)
- → Portuguese: dente-de-leão (calque)
- → Spanish: diente de león (calque)