corcodilus

Latin

Etymology

Metathesis. Unclear whether of Latin or Greek origin; compare Ancient Greek κορκόδιλος (korkódilos), κορκότιλος (korkótilos) and κορκόδριλλος (korkódrillos), all attested forms of κροκόδῑλος (krokódīlos).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /kor.koˈdiː.lus/, [kɔrkɔˈd̪iːɫ̪ʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kor.koˈdi.lus/, [korkoˈd̪iːlus]

Noun

corcodīlus m (genitive corcodīlī); second declension

Alternative form of crocodīlus

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	corcodīlus	corcodīlī
Genitive	corcodīlī	corcodīlōrum
Dative	corcodīlō	corcodīlīs
Accusative	corcodīlum	corcodīlōs
Ablative	corcodīlō	corcodīlīs
Vocative	corcodīle	corcodīlī

References

“corcodilus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“corcodilus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

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