semimas
Latin
Etymology
Literally "half-male", from sēmi- (“half”) + mās (“a male”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈseː.mi.maːs/, [ˈs̠eːmɪmäːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈse.mi.mas/, [ˈsɛːmimäs]
Noun
sēmimās m (genitive sēmimaris); third declension
- a hermaphrodite
- an emasculate
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sēmimās | sēmimarēs |
| Genitive | sēmimaris | sēmimarum |
| Dative | sēmimarī | sēmimaribus |
| Accusative | sēmimarem | sēmimarēs |
| Ablative | sēmimare | sēmimaribus |
| Vocative | sēmimās | sēmimarēs |
References
- “semimas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “semimas”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- semimas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.