noun · masculinethird declension
aegocerōs
aegocerōs m (genitive aegocerōtis)
Classical[ae̯ˈɡɔ.kɛ.roːs]Ecclesiastical[eˈɡɔː.t͡ʃe.ros]
Meaning
- wild goat (Capra ibex)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | aegocerōs | aegocerōtēs |
| genitive | aegocerōtis | aegocerōtum |
| dative | aegocerōtī | aegocerōtibus |
| accusative | aegocerōtem | aegocerōtēs |
| ablative | aegocerōte | aegocerōtibus |
| vocative | aegocerōs | aegocerōtēs |
aegŏcĕrōs, ōtis, m., = αἰγόκερως,
I. the wild goat (in pure Lat. capricornus), used only poet. as a sign of the zodiac, Lucr. 5, 615:
humidus, Luc. 9, 536.!*? Also aegŏcĕrŏs, i, m., sedem aegoceri, Caes. Germ. Arat. 213: Aegoceron Cancrumque tenet. Luc. 10, 213.Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek αἰγόκερως (aigókerōs).