unicornis

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Latin

Etymology

From ūnus (“one”) +‎ cornū (“horn”) +‎ -is, a calque of Ancient Greek μονόκερως (monókerōs).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ūnicornis (neuter ūnicorne); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. One-horned.

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative ūnicornis ūnicorne ūnicornēs ūnicornia
genitive ūnicornis ūnicornium
dative ūnicornī ūnicornibus
accusative ūnicornem ūnicorne ūnicornēs
ūnicornīs 		ūnicornia
ablative ūnicornī ūnicornibus
vocative ūnicornis ūnicorne ūnicornēs ūnicornia

Noun

ūnicornis m (genitive ūnicornis); third declension

  1. (mythology) A unicorn.
    Synonyms: monocerōs, ūnicornuus

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

singular plural
nominative ūnicornis ūnicornēs
genitive ūnicornis ūnicornium
dative ūnicornī ūnicornibus
accusative ūnicornem ūnicornēs
ūnicornīs
ablative ūnicorne ūnicornibus
vocative ūnicornis ūnicornēs

Descendants

See also

References

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