noun · masculinesecond declension
dromedārius
dromedārius m (genitive dromedāriī)
Meaning
- Late LatinA kind of camel.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dromedārius | dromedāriī |
| genitive | dromedāriī | dromedāriōrum |
| dative | dromedāriō | dromedāriīs |
| accusative | dromedārium | dromedāriōs |
| ablative | dromedāriō | dromedāriīs |
| vocative | dromedārie | dromedāriī |
Origins
From Classical Latin dromas, dromadis + -ārius, from Ancient Greek δρομὰς κάμηλος (dromàs kámēlos, “running camel”), from δρομᾰ́ς (dromắs, “running, swift”).
Descendants
- Catalandromedari
- GermanDromedar
- Italiandromedario
- Frenchdromadairefrom Old French dromedaire
- Englishdromedaryfrom Old French dromedaire
- Englishdromedariefrom Old French dromedaire
- Portuguesedromedáriofrom Old Galician-Portuguese dromedario
- Spanishdromedariofrom Old Spanish dromedario
- Ancient Greekδρομαδάριος
- Ancient Greekδρομεδάριος
In English words that came into English from dromedārius
- dromedarydromedārius