cynocephalus

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English

Etymology

From Latin cynocephalus.

Noun

cynocephalus (plural cynocephali)

  1. A creature with the head of a dog or jackal and human body.
  2. An ape with the head of a dog.

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κυνοκέφαλος (kunoképhalos), a compound of κύων (kúōn, “dog”) +‎ κέφαλος (képhalos, “head”).

Pronunciation

Noun

cynocephalus m (genitive cynocephalī); second declension

  1. An ape with the head of a dog.
  2. (mythology) The dog-headed Anubis.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative cynocephalus cynocephalī
genitive cynocephalī cynocephalōrum
dative cynocephalō cynocephalīs
accusative cynocephalum cynocephalōs
ablative cynocephalō cynocephalīs
vocative cynocephale cynocephalī

Descendants

  • English: cynocephalus

References

  • “cynocephalus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “cynocephalus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Félix Gaffiot (1934) “cynocephalus”, in Dictionnaire illustré latin-français [Illustrated Latin-French Dictionary] (in French), Hachette.
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