adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
monocōlus
monocōlus (feminine monocōla, neuter monocōlum)
Classical[mɔ.nɔˈkoː.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[mo.noˈkɔː.lus]
Meaning
- adjectiveone-legged
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | monocōlus | monocōla | monocōlum |
| genitive | monocōlī | monocōlae | monocōlī |
| dative | monocōlō | monocōlae | monocōlō |
| accusative | monocōlum | monocōlam | monocōlum |
| ablative | monocōlō | monocōlā | monocōlō |
| vocative | monocōle | monocōla | monocōlum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | monocōlī | monocōlae | monocōla |
| genitive | monocōlōrum | monocōlārum | monocōlōrum |
| dative | monocōlīs | monocōlīs | monocōlīs |
| accusative | monocōlōs | monocōlās | monocōla |
| ablative | monocōlīs | monocōlīs | monocōlīs |
| vocative | monocōlī | monocōlae | monocōla |
mŏnŏcōlus, i, m., = μονόκωλος,
I. onelegged, epithet applied to a fabled race of giants, each with but one leg of prodigious strength (post-Aug.):
hominum genus, qui monocoli vocarentur, singulis cruribus, Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 23; cf. Gell. 9, 4, 9; Sol. 52, 29.