epiclintae

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπικλίνται (epiklíntai), the plural form of ἐπικλίντης (epiklíntēs, moving sideways).

Pronunciation

Noun

epiclintae m pl (genitive epiclintārum); first declension (plural only)

  1. tremors created by an earthquake

Declension

First-declension noun, plural only.

plural
nominative epiclintae
genitive epiclintārum
dative epiclintīs
accusative epiclintās
ablative epiclintīs
vocative epiclintae

References

  • epiclintae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • epiclintae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.