< Reconstruction:Latin
Reconstruction:Latin/lacartus
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Latin
Etymology
From lacertus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /laˈkar.tus/, [ɫaˈkar.tʊs]
- (Vulgar) IPA(key): /laˈkar.tus/, [laˈɡar.tos]
Noun
*lacartus m (genitive *lacartī); second declension
- (Vulgar Latin, Iberia) lizard
Inflection
Second declension.
| Italo-Western declension of *lacartus | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Singular | Plural | ||
| nominative | *lacártọs | *lacárti | ||
| genitive | *lacárti | *lacartọ́rọ | ||
| dative | *lacártọ | *lacártis | ||
| accusative-ablative | *lacártọ | *lacártọs | ||
Descendants
- Asturian: llagartu
- Catalan: llangardaix
- Old Portuguese:
- Galician: lagarto
- Portuguese: lagarto
- Spanish: lagarto
- → English: alligator