Translingual

Alces alces

Proper noun

Alces f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cervidae – the moose.

Wikispecies

See also

• (genus): Alces alces - the only species

Asturian

Verb

alces

1. second-person singular present indicative of alzar
2. second-person singular present subjunctive of alzar

Catalan

Verb

alces

1. second-person singular present indicative form of alçar

Latin

Alternative forms

• alx (Mediaeval)

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Germanic *algiz, *elhaz ‎(“elk”), related to Ancient Greek ἄλκη ‎(álkē), also a loan from Germanic. Cognate with Icelandic elgur ‎(“moose, elk”), Swedish älg ‎(“elk”). More at elk.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈal.keːs/, [ˈaɫ.keːs]

Noun

alcēs f ‎(genitive alcis); third declension

1. elk (UK), moose (US) (the largest member of the deer family; Alces alces)
2. (New Latin) Used as a specific epithet

Declension

Third declension i-stem.

Descendants

• Italian: alce
• Portuguese: alce
• Spanish: alce

References

• alces in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• alces in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “alces”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• alces in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia

Portuguese

Noun

alces

1. Plural of noun alce.

Spanish

Noun

alces

1. plural of alce

Verb

alces

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) negative imperative form of alzar.
2. Informal second-person singular (tú) present subjunctive form of alzar.