LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

rhīnocerōs

rhīnocerōs m (genitive rhīnocerōtis)
Classical[rʰiːˈnɔ.kɛ.roːs]Ecclesiastical[riˈnɔː.t͡ʃe.ros]

Meaning

  1. A rhinoceros
  2. A vessel made of a rhinoceros's horn
  3. A nickname for someone with a long nose.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerhīnocerōsrhīnocerōtēs
genitiverhīnocerōtisrhīnocerōtum
dativerhīnocerōtīrhīnocerōtibus
accusativerhīnocerōta
rhīnocerōtem		rhīnocerōtas
rhīnocerōtēs
ablativerhīnocerōterhīnocerōtibus
vocativerhīnocerōsrhīnocerōtēs

rhīnŏcĕros, ōtis, m., = ῥινόκερως.
I. Lit., a rhinoceros, Plin. 8, 20, 29, § 71; Mart. Spect. 9; 22; id. Epigr. 14, 53; 14, 52, 2; Curt. 8, 9, 16; 9, 1, 5; Suet. Aug. 43: cornua rhinocerotis, Vulg. Deut. 33, 17; Plin. 6, 29, 34, § 173.—
II. Meton., a vessel made of the rhinoceros's horn, Juv. 7, 130.— A nickname for a man with a long nose, Lucil. ap. Non. 25, 30 (v. brochus).— Prov.: nasum rhinocerotis habere, i.e. to turn up the nose, to sneer at every thing, Mart. 1, 3, 6.— Hence, rhīnŏcĕrōtĭcus, a, um, adj., of a rhinoceros: naris, i.e. sneering, mockery, Sid. Carm. 9, 339.

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek ῥῑ́ς(rhī́s)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱer-
  3. Latinrhīnocerōs

Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *kérats Ancient Greek κέρας (kéras) Ancient Greek ῥῑνόκερως (rhīnókerōs)bor. Latin rhīnocerōs Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥῑνόκερως (rhīnókerōs).

In English words that came into English from rhīnocerōs

  • rhinocerosrhīnocerōs

Quick answers

What does rhīnocerōs mean in Latin?
rhīnocerōs, a noun, means “A rhinoceros; A vessel made of a rhinoceros's horn; A nickname for someone with a long nose.”.
What is the genitive of rhīnocerōs?
The genitive singular is rhīnocerōtis. rhīnocerōs is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce rhīnocerōs?
In classical Latin, [rʰiːˈnɔ.kɛ.roːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [riˈnɔː.t͡ʃe.ros].
Where does rhīnocerōs come from?
Ancient Greek ῥῑ́ς (rhī́s) → Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- → Latin rhīnocerōs.