phalangium
See also: Phalangium
Latin
Alternative forms
- phalangion
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek φαλάγγιον (phalángion).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pʰaˈlan.ɡi.um/, [pʰäˈɫ̪äŋɡiʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /faˈlan.d͡ʒi.um/, [fäˈlän̠ʲd͡ʒium]
Noun
phalangium n (genitive phalangiī or phalangī); second declension
- A kind of venomous spider
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | phalangium | phalangia |
| Genitive | phalangiī phalangī1 | phalangiōrum |
| Dative | phalangiō | phalangiīs |
| Accusative | phalangium | phalangia |
| Ablative | phalangiō | phalangiīs |
| Vocative | phalangium | phalangia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- “phalangium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- phalangium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette