aegocephalos

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek αἰγοκέφαλος (aigoképhalos), from αἴξ (aíx, “goat”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ae̯.ɡoˈke.pʰa.los/, [äe̯ɡɔˈkɛpʰäɫ̪ɔs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /e.ɡoˈt͡ʃe.fa.los/, [eɡoˈt͡ʃɛːfälos]

Noun

aegocephalos m (genitive aegocephalī); second declension

An unknown kind of bird

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	aegocephalos	aegocephalī
Genitive	aegocephalī	aegocephalōrum
Dative	aegocephalō	aegocephalīs
Accusative	aegocephalon	aegocephalōs
Ablative	aegocephalō	aegocephalīs
Vocative	aegocephale	aegocephalī

References

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

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