scolopax

See also: Scolopax

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκολόπαξ (skolópax).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsko.lo.paks/, [ˈs̠kɔɫ̪ɔpäks̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsko.lo.paks/, [ˈskɔːlopäks]

Noun

scolopax f (genitive scolopacis); third declension

  1. woodcock

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative scolopax scolopacēs
Genitive scolopacis scolopacum
Dative scolopacī scolopacibus
Accusative scolopacem scolopacēs
Ablative scolopace scolopacibus
Vocative scolopax scolopacēs

Descendants
  • Translingual: Scolopax

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