alces

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See also: Alces and alcés

English

Noun

alces

  1. plural of alce
  2. (obsolete) genitive of alce

Asturian

Verb

alces

  1. second-person singular present indicative of alzar
  2. second-person singular present subjunctive of alzar

Catalan

Verb

alces

  1. second-person singular present indicative of alçar

Galician

Verb

alces

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of alzar

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Germanic *algiz, *elhaz (“elk”), related to Ancient Greek ἄλκη (álkē), also a loan from Germanic.

Pronunciation

Noun

alcēs f (genitive alcis); third declension

  1. elk, moose (Alces alces)

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative alcēs alcēs
Genitive alcis alcium
Dative alcī alcibus
Accusative alcem alcēs
alcīs
Ablative alce alcibus
Vocative alcēs alcēs

Descendants

  • Galician: alce
  • Italian: alce
  • Portuguese: alce
  • Spanish: alce
  • → English: alce

References

  • “alces”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “alces”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • alces in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “alces”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Noun

alces

  1. plural of alce

Etymology 2

Verb

alces

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of alçar

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈalθes/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈalses/
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -alθes
  • Rhymes: -alses
  • Syllabification: al‧ces

Etymology 1

Noun

alces

  1. plural of alce

Etymology 2

Verb

alces

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of alzar
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