oniscus

See also: Oniscus

Latin

Alternative forms

oniscos

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀνίσκος (onískos), diminutive of ὄνος (ónos, “donkey, ass”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /oˈnis.kus/, [ɔˈnɪs̠kʊs̠]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /oˈnis.kus/, [oˈniskus]

Noun

oniscus m (genitive oniscī); second declension

woodlouse

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	oniscus	oniscī
Genitive	oniscī	oniscōrum
Dative	oniscō	oniscīs
Accusative	oniscum	oniscōs
Ablative	oniscō	oniscīs
Vocative	onisce	oniscī

Descendants

Italian: onisco
Translingual: Oniscus

References

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

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