monoculus
Latin
Etymology
Late Latin; hybrid compound of Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, only”) + oculus (“eye”).
Noun
monoculus m (genitive monoculī); second declension
- (Late Latin) a one-eyed man
Declension
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | monoculus | monoculī |
Genitive | monoculī | monoculōrum |
Dative | monoculō | monoculīs |
Accusative | monoculum | monoculōs |
Ablative | monoculō | monoculīs |
Vocative | monocule | monoculī |
Related terms
- oculus
Descendants
- French: monocle
- → English: monocle
- → German: Monokel
- → Russian: монокль (monoklʹ)
- Italian: monocolo
References
- “monoculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- monoculus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- monoculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- monoculus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016