noun · neutersecond declension
lexicon
lexicon n (genitive lexicī)
Classical[ˈɫɛk.sɪ.kɔn]Ecclesiastical[ˈlɛk.si.kon]
Meaning
- New Latinneutera dictionary, a lexicon
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lexicon | lexica |
| genitive | lexicī | lexicōrum |
| dative | lexicō | lexicīs |
| accusative | lexicon | lexica |
| ablative | lexicō | lexicīs |
| vocative | lexicon | lexica |
Origins
Learned borrowing from Byzantine Greek λεξικόν (lexikón, “a lexicon”), which is an ellipsis from Ancient Greek λεξικὸν βιβλίον (lexikòn biblíon, literally “a book of words”), from λεξικός (lexikós, “of words”), from λέξις (léxis, “a saying, speech, word”), from λέγω (légō, “to speak”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to gather, collect”). Attested at least since Girolamo Aleandro's Lexicon graeco-latinum, multis et praeclaris additionibus locupletatum (1512).
Descendants
- GermanLexikon
- GermanLexicon
- Frenchlexiquefrom Middle French lexicon
- Englishlexiconfrom Middle French lexicon
- Dutchlexicon
- Czechlexikonfrom German Lexikon
- Hungarianlexikonfrom German Lexikon
- Swedishlexikonfrom German Lexikon