cetus in All languages combined

IPA: /ˈkeː.tus/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈkeːt̪ʊs] [Classical-Latin], /ˈt͡ʃe.tus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈt͡ʃɛːt̪us] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek κῆτος (kêtos, “any sea-monster or huge fish”). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|κῆτος||any sea-monster or huge fish}} Ancient Greek κῆτος (kêtos, “any sea-monster or huge fish”) Head templates: {{la-noun|cētus<2>}} cētus m (genitive cētī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|cētus<2>}} Forms: cētus [canonical, masculine], cētī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], cētus [nominative, singular], cētī [nominative, plural], cētī [genitive, singular], cētōrum [genitive, plural], cētō [dative, singular], cētīs [dative, plural], cētum [accusative, singular], cētōs [accusative, plural], cētō [ablative, singular], cētīs [ablative, plural], cēte [singular, vocative], cētī [plural, vocative], cētos [alternative]

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"cetus" meaning in All languages combined

Noun [Latin]