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Ensis

Ensis

See also: ensis and -ensis

Translingual

Ensis ensis

Proper noun

Ensis m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pharidae – certain clams, including some of those call razor clams.

Hypernyms

  • (genus):

Hyponyms

ensis

ensis

See also: Ensis and -ensis

Latin

Noun

ēnsis m (genitive ēnsis); third declension

  1. sword
    Ensem lateri accommodare.
    To adjust his sword by his side.
    Petere aliquem ense.
    To attack someone with a sword.
  2. (figuratively) war
    lateque vagatur ensis
  3. (figuratively) defender
    Marcello Romanorum ensi
  4. (figuratively) royal sway
  5. The constellation Orion.

Inflection

Third declension, alternative ablative singular in and accusative plural in -īs.

Case Singular Plural
nominative ēnsis ēnsēs
genitive ēnsis ēnsium
dative ēnsī ēnsibus
accusative ēnsem ēnsēs
ēnsīs
ablative ēnse
ēnsī
ēnsibus
vocative ēnsis ēnsēs

Derived terms

Descendants

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