LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

crocodīlus

crocodīlus m (genitive crocodīlī)
Classical[krɔ.kɔˈdiː.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[kro.koˈdiː.lus]

Meaning

  1. A crocodile

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecrocodīluscrocodīlī
corcodīlī, corcodīllī
genitivecrocodīlī
corcodīlī, corcodīllī		crocodīlōrum
corcodīllōrum, corcodīlōrum
dativecrocodīlō
corcodīllō, corcodīlō		crocodīlīs
corcodīlīs, corcodīllīs
accusativecrocodīlum
corcodīllum, corcodīlum		crocodīlōs
corcodīllōs, corcodīlōs
ablativecrocodīlō
corcodīllō, corcodīlō		crocodīlīs
corcodīlīs, corcodīllīs
vocativecrocodīle
corcodīle, corcodīlle		crocodīlī
corcodīlī, corcodīllī

crŏcŏdīlus, i, m., = κροκόδειλος,
I. a crocodile, Plin. 8, 25, 37, § 89 sq.; 28, 8, 28, § 107 sq.; Cic. N. D. 2, 48, 124; 2, 52, 129; 1, 29, 82; Sen. Q. N. 4, 2, 13.—In the metathesis corcŏdīlus, Phaedr. 1, 25, 4 and 6; Mart. 3, 93, 7 Schneid.; cf. Ritschl in Rhein. Mus. vol. 9, p. 478 sq.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos).

Descendants
  • Catalancocodril
  • Italiancoccodrillo
  • Englishcrocodilefrom Old French cocodril
  • Spanishcocodrilofrom Old Spanish cocodrillo
  • Frenchcrocodile
  • Romaniancrocodilfrom French crocodile
  • GermanKrokodil
  • Englishkrokodilfrom German Krokodil
  • Frenchkrokodilfrom German Krokodil
  • Occitancrocodil

In English words that came into English from crocodīlus

  • crocodilecocodrillus

Quick answers

What does crocodīlus mean in Latin?
crocodīlus, a noun, means “A crocodile”.
What is the genitive of crocodīlus?
The genitive singular is crocodīlī. crocodīlus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce crocodīlus?
In classical Latin, [krɔ.kɔˈdiː.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kro.koˈdiː.lus].