monoceros

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English

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Etymology

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From Old French monoceros, from Latin monocerōs.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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monoceros (plural monoceroses)

  1. (obsolete) A unicorn
  2. (obsolete) A narwhal
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Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek μονόκερως (monókerōs, having one horn, from μόνος (mónos, one) +‎ κέρας (kéras, horn)).

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Noun

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monocerōs m (genitive monocerōtis); third declension

  1. (fantasy, mythology) A unicorn
  2. (New Latin) Used attributively as a specific epithet; one-horned.

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative monocerōs monocerōtēs
Genitive monocerōtis monocerōtum
Dative monocerōtī monocerōtibus
Accusative monocerōtem monocerōtēs
Ablative monocerōte monocerōtibus
Vocative monocerōs monocerōtēs

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • English: monoceros
  • Spanish: monocerote (learned)

References

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  • monoceros”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • monoceros in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.