noun · masculinethird declension
camōx
camōx m (genitive camōcis)
Classical[ˈka.moːks]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaː.moks]
Meaning
- Late Latinchamois
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | camōx | camōcēs |
| genitive | camōcis | camōcum |
| dative | camōcī | camōcibus |
| accusative | camōcem | camōcēs |
| ablative | camōce | camōcibus |
| vocative | camōx | camōcēs |
Origins
Borrowed from Gaulish camox (5th c. AD, Polemius Silvius), probably from an extinct Alpine language (Raetic, Ancient Ligurian).
Gallo-Romance
- Catalancamussafrom Old Catalan camusa
- Frenchchamoisfrom Old French chamois
- Englishchamoisfrom Old French chamois
- Englishshammyfrom Old French chamois
- Occitancamosfrom Old Occitan camos
- Occitancamóçfrom Old Occitan camos
- Portuguesecamuçafrom Old Occitan camos
- Portuguesecamurçafrom Old Occitan camos
- Spanishgamuzafrom Old Occitan camos
- Spanishcamuzafrom Old Occitan camos
Elsewhere
- GermanGämsefrom Old High German gamiza
- GermanGamsfrom Old High German gamiza
- GermanGemsefrom Old High German gamiza
- Alemannic GermanGemschifrom Old High German gamiza
- BavarianGamsfrom Old High German gamiza
- Czechkamzíkfrom Old High German gamiza
- Lithuaniangemzėfrom Old High German gamiza
- Faroesegemsafrom Old High German gamiza
- Finnishgemssifrom Old High German gamiza
- Icelandicgemsafrom Old High German gamiza
Italo-Romance
- Italiancamoscio
- Corsicancamosciu
- Corsicancamusciu
- Corsicancamusgiu
- Maltesekamoxxfrom Sicilian camusciu
North Italian
- Italiancamozza
- Friuliancjamoç
- Ladinciamorc
- Liguriancamuscio
- Lombardcamozz
- Piedmontesecamoss
- Romanshchamutsch
Insular Romance
- Sardiniancamosciu
- Logudoresecamosciufrom Sardinian camosciu
- Logudoresecamusciufrom Sardinian camosciu
- Nuoresecamosciufrom Sardinian camosciu
- Nuoresecamossiufrom Sardinian camosciu