sceletus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈske.le.tus/, [ˈs̠kɛɫ̪ɛt̪ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈʃe.le.tus/, [ˈʃɛːlet̪us]

Noun

sceletus m (genitive sceletī); second declension

  1. (anatomy) A skeleton

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sceletus sceletī
Genitive sceletī sceletōrum
Dative sceletō sceletīs
Accusative sceletum sceletōs
Ablative sceletō sceletīs
Vocative scelete sceletī

Descendants
  • → French: squelette

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