LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

camēlus

camēlus m (genitive camēlī, feminine camēla)
Classical[kaˈmeː.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[kaˈmɛː.lus]

Meaning

  1. a camel

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecamēluscamēlī
genitivecamēlīcamēlōrum
dativecamēlōcamēlīs
accusativecamēlumcamēlōs
ablativecamēlōcamēlīs
vocativecamēlecamēlī

cămēlus, i, m. (
I. fem., Plin. 8, 18, 26, § 67; 11, 37, 62, § 164; App. M. 7, p. 194, 5; Vulg. Gen. 32, 15; Paul. Nol. Ep. 29, 2), = κάμηλος, a camel, with either one or two humps, Plin. 11, 37, 62, § 164; Varr. L. L. 5, § 100 Müll., Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 122; Liv. 37, 40, 12; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 195; Tac. A. 15, 12; cf. camela.

Origins

From Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos, “camel”), from a Semitic language; compare Arabic جَمَل (jamal) and Hebrew גָּמָל (gamál).

Elsewhere
  • Italiancammello
  • Frenchchameaufrom Old French chamel
  • Englishcamelfrom Old French chamel
  • Portuguesecamelofrom Old Galician-Portuguese camelo
  • Spanishcamellofrom Old Spanish camello
  • Spanishgamellofrom Old Spanish camello
  • Sardiniancamellu
  • Asturiancamellu
  • Corsicancamellu
  • Emiliancamèl
Old Occitan
  • Catalancamell
  • Occitancamèl
Old Navarro-Aragonese
  • Aragonesecamello

Quick answers

What does camēlus mean in Latin?
camēlus, a noun, means “a camel”.
What is the genitive of camēlus?
The genitive singular is camēlī. camēlus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce camēlus?
In classical Latin, [kaˈmeː.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kaˈmɛː.lus].