excetra

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Latin

Etymology

Unclear, but a derivation from Ancient Greek ἔχιδνα (ékhidna) through Etruscan is possible.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈek.ske.tra/, or IPA^(key): /ekˈsket.ra/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈek.ʃe.tra/, or IPA^(key): /ekˈʃet.ra/,

Noun

excetra f (genitive excetrae); first declension

the Hydra of Lerna
(figuratively) viper, snake (a spiteful or treacherous person)

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	excetra	excetrae
genitive	excetrae	excetrārum
dative	excetrae	excetrīs
accusative	excetram	excetrās
ablative	excetrā	excetrīs
vocative	excetra	excetrae

References

^ Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1938) “excetra”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 425

Further reading

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

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