LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

monoculus

monoculus m (genitive monoculī)

Meaning

  1. Late Latinmasculinea one-eyed man

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemonoculusmonoculī
genitivemonoculīmonoculōrum
dativemonoculōmonoculīs
accusativemonoculummonoculōs
ablativemonoculōmonoculīs
vocativemonoculemonoculī

mŏnŏcŭlus, i, m. vox hybr. from μόνος and oculus,
I. one-eyed, a one-eyed man (post-class.), Firm. Math. 8, 19; 8, 22; cf. Gloss. Lab. monoculus = μονόφθαλμος.

Origins

Late Latin; hybrid compound of Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, only”) + oculus (“eye”).

Descendants
  • Frenchmonocle
  • Englishmonoclefrom French monocle
  • GermanMonokelfrom French monocle
  • Italianmonocolo
  • Russianмонокльfrom French monocle

Quick answers

What does monoculus mean in Latin?
monoculus, a noun, means “a one-eyed man”.
What is the genitive of monoculus?
The genitive singular is monoculī. monoculus is masculine, second declension.