LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

pelecānus

pelecānus m (genitive pelecānī)
Classical[pɛ.ɫɛˈkaː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[pe.leˈkaː.nus]

Meaning

  1. pelican

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepelecānuspelecānī
pelicānī
genitivepelecānī
pelicānī		pelecānōrum
pelicānōrum
dativepelecānō
pelicānō		pelecānīs
pelicānīs
accusativepelecānum
pelicānum		pelecānōs
pelicānōs
ablativepelecānō
pelicānō		pelecānīs
pelicānīs
vocativepelecāne
pelicāne		pelecānī
pelicānī

pĕlĕcānus and pĕlĭcānus, i, m., = πελεκάν, πελεκᾶς, πελεκάνος,
I. a pelican, Hier. in Psa. 101; Vulg. Psa. 101, 7.

Origins

From Ancient Greek πελεκάν (pelekán), πελεκάνος (pelekános).

Descendants
  • Catalanpelicà
  • Englishpelicanfrom Old English pellican
  • Englishpelecanfrom Old English pellican
  • Frenchpélicanfrom Old French pelican
  • Romanianpelicanfrom Old French pelican
  • GermanPelikanfrom Middle High German pellicān
  • GermanPelekanfrom Middle High German pellicān
  • Italianpellicano
  • Occitanpelican
  • Portuguesepelicano

In English words that came into English from pelecānus

  • pelicanpelecānus

Quick answers

What does pelecānus mean in Latin?
pelecānus, a noun, means “pelican”.
What is the genitive of pelecānus?
The genitive singular is pelecānī. pelecānus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce pelecānus?
In classical Latin, [pɛ.ɫɛˈkaː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pe.leˈkaː.nus].