alces

See also: Alces and alcés

Asturian

Verb

alces

  1. second-person singular present indicative of alzar
  2. second-person singular present subjunctive of alzar

Catalan

Verb

alces

  1. second-person singular present indicative form of alçar

Latin

Alternative forms
  • alx (Mediaeval)

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Germanic *algiz, *elhaz (“elk”), related to Ancient Greek ἄλκη (álkē), also a loan from Germanic. Cognate with Icelandic elgur (“moose, elk”), Swedish älg (“elk”). More at elk.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈal.keːs/, [ˈäɫ̪keːs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈal.t͡ʃes/, [ˈäl̠ʲt͡ʃes]

Noun

alcēs f (genitive alcis); third declension

  1. elk (Alces alces), moose (US) (Alces americanus); (largest members of the deer family;)

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative alcēs alcēs
Genitive alcis alcium
Dative alcī alcibus
Accusative alcem alcēs
alcīs
Ablative alce alcibus
Vocative alcēs alcēs

Descendants
  • Italian: alce
  • Portuguese: alce
  • Spanish: alce

References
  • “alces”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “alces”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • alces in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • “alces”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎

Portuguese

Noun

alces

  1. plural of alce

Spanish

Noun

alces

  1. plural of alce

Verb

alces

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of alzar
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