Romanized form of the Ancient Greek καμηλοπάρδαλις (kamēlopárdalis, “giraffe”), from κάμηλος (kámēlos, “camel”) (camelus) + πάρδαλις (párdalis, “leopard”), due to its having a long neck like a camel and spots like a leopard.
camēlopardalis f (genitive camēlopardalis or camēlopardaleōs or camēlopardalios); third declension
Third-declension noun (Greek-type, i-stem, i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | camēlopardalis | camēlopardalēs camēlopardaleis |
| Genitive | camēlopardalis camēlopardaleōs camēlopardalios |
camēlopardalium |
| Dative | camēlopardalī | camēlopardalibus |
| Accusative | camēlopardalim camēlopardalin camēlopardalem1 |
camēlopardalēs camēlopardalīs |
| Ablative | camēlopardalī camēlopardale1 |
camēlopardalibus |
| Vocative | camēlopardalis camēlopardali |
camēlopardalēs camēlopardaleis |
1Found sometimes in Medieval and New Latin.