serpentigena

Latin

Etymology

From serpēns (“serpent, snake”) +‎ -gena (born from, sprung form).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ser.penˈti.ɡe.na/, [s̠ɛrpɛn̪ˈt̪ɪɡɛnä]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ser.penˈti.d͡ʒe.na/, [serpen̪ˈt̪iːd͡ʒenä]

Noun

serpentigena m (genitive serpentigenae); first declension

serpent-born; sprung from a serpent

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	serpentigena	serpentigenae
Genitive	serpentigenae	serpentigenārum
Dative	serpentigenae	serpentigenīs
Accusative	serpentigenam	serpentigenās
Ablative	serpentigenā	serpentigenīs
Vocative	serpentigena	serpentigenae

References

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

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