gallicrus
Latin
Etymology
From gallus (“cock, rooster”) + crūs (“leg”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡalˈliː.kruːs/, [ɡalˈlʲiː.kruːs]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ɡalˈli.krus/, [ɡalˈliː.krus]
Noun
gallīcrūs n (genitive gallīcrūris); third declension
- crowfoot (any plant of the genus Ranunculus)
- Synonym: rānunculus
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gallīcrūs | gallīcrūra |
| Genitive | gallīcrūris | gallīcrūrum |
| Dative | gallīcrūrī | gallīcrūribus |
| Accusative | gallīcrūs | gallīcrūra |
| Ablative | gallīcrūre | gallīcrūribus |
| Vocative | gallīcrūs | gallīcrūra |
Further reading
- gallicrus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- gallicrus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette