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centiceps
centiceps
Latin
Adjective
centiceps m, f, n (genitive centicipitis); third declension
Usage notes
Used to refer to Cerberus, the multi-headed dog who guarded the entrance to the underworld.
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| nominative | centiceps | centicipitēs | centicipitia | ||
| genitive | centicipitis | centicipitium | |||
| dative | centicipitī | centicipitibus | |||
| accusative | centicipitem | centiceps | centicipitēs | centicipitia | |
| ablative | centicipitī | centicipitibus | |||
| vocative | centiceps | centicipitēs | centicipitia | ||
Related terms
References
- centiceps in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- centiceps in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “centiceps”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.