corcodilus

Latin

Etymology

Metathesis. Unclear whether of Latin or Greek origin; compare Ancient Greek κορκόδιλος (korkódilos), κορκότιλος (korkótilos) and κορκόδριλλος (korkódrillos), all attested forms of κροκόδῑλος (krokódīlos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kor.koˈdiː.lus/, [kɔrkɔˈd̪iːɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kor.koˈdi.lus/, [korkoˈd̪iːlus]

Noun

corcodīlus m (genitive corcodīlī); second declension

1. Alternative form of crocodīlus

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	corcodīlus	corcodīlī
Genitive	corcodīlī	corcodīlōrum
Dative	corcodīlō	corcodīlīs
Accusative	corcodīlum	corcodīlōs
Ablative	corcodīlō	corcodīlīs
Vocative	corcodīle	corcodīlī

References

• “corcodilus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “corcodilus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers