LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

camēlopardalis

camēlopardalis f (genitive camēlopardalis or camēlopardaleōs or camēlopardalios)
Classical[ka.meː.ɫɔˈpar.da.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[ka.me.loˈpar.da.lis]
camēlopardus

Meaning

  1. A giraffe, camelopard

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecamēlopardaliscamēlopardalēs
camēlopardaleis, camēlopardī
genitivecamēlopardalis
camēlopardaleōs, camēlopardalios, camēlopardī		camēlopardalium
camēlopardalōrum, camēlopardōrum
dativecamēlopardalī
camēlopardalō, camēlopardō		camēlopardalibus
camēlopardīs
accusativecamēlopardalim
camēlopardalin, camēlopardalem, camēlopardalum, camēlopardum		camēlopardalēs
camēlopardalīs, camēlopardalōs, camēlopardōs
ablativecamēlopardalī
camēlopardale, camēlopardalō, camēlopardō		camēlopardalibus
camēlopardīs
vocativecamēlopardalis
camēlopardali, camēloparde		camēlopardalēs
camēlopardaleis, camēlopardī

cămēlŏpardălis, is, f. (cămēlŏ-pardălus, i, m., Capitol. Gord. III. 33; Vop. Aur 33; Vulg. Deut. 14, 5: cămēlŏ-pardus, Isid. Orig. 12, 2, 19), = καμηλοπάρδαλις,
I. a camelopard, giraffe: Cervus camelopardalis, Linn.; Varr. L. L. 5, § 100 Müll.; cf. Plin. 8, 18, 27, § 69; Sol. 30, 19.

Origins

Romanized form of the Ancient Greek καμηλοπάρδαλις (kamēlopárdalis, “giraffe”), from κάμηλος (kámēlos, “camel”) (camelus) + πάρδαλις (párdalis, “leopard”), due to its having a long neck like a camel and spots like a leopard.

Descendants
  • Italiancamelopardo
  • Frenchchameaupard
  • Englishcamelopard
  • Afrikaanskameelperdfrom Dutch kameelpaard
  • Swedishkamelopard

Quick answers

What does camēlopardalis mean in Latin?
camēlopardalis, a noun, means “A giraffe, camelopard”.
What is the genitive of camēlopardalis?
The genitive singular is camēlopardalis. camēlopardalis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce camēlopardalis?
In classical Latin, [ka.meː.ɫɔˈpar.da.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ka.me.loˈpar.da.lis].