LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

cervicornis

cervicornis (neuter cervicorne)
Classical[kɛr.wɪˈkɔr.nɪs]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃer.viˈkɔr.nis]

Meaning

  1. New Latintwo terminationhaving a horn like a stag, stag-horned

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecervicorniscervicorniscervicorne
genitivecervicorniscervicorniscervicornis
dativecervicornīcervicornīcervicornī
accusativecervicornemcervicornemcervicorne
ablativecervicornīcervicornīcervicornī
vocativecervicorniscervicorniscervicorne
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecervicornēscervicornēscervicornia
genitivecervicorniumcervicorniumcervicornium
dativecervicornibuscervicornibuscervicornibus
accusativecervicornīs
cervicornēs
cervicornīs
cervicornēs
cervicornia
ablativecervicornibuscervicornibuscervicornibus
vocativecervicornēscervicornēscervicornia

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱerh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱer(h₂)wos
  4. Proto-Italic*kerwos
  5. Latincervicornis

▲ Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der. Proto-Italic *kornū Latin cornū Latin cervicornis From cervus (“stag”) + cornū (“horn”).

Quick answers

What does cervicornis mean in Latin?
cervicornis, a adjective, means “having a horn like a stag, stag-horned”.
How do you pronounce cervicornis?
In classical Latin, [kɛr.wɪˈkɔr.nɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃer.viˈkɔr.nis].
Where does cervicornis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- → Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *ḱer(h₂)wos → Proto-Italic *kerwos → Latin cervicornis.