"monoceros" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [mɔˈnɔ.kɛ.roːs] [Classical-Latin], [moˈnɔː.t͡ʃe.ros] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek μονόκερως (monókerōs, “having one horn”, from μόνος (mónos, “one”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”)). Etymology templates: {{com|grc|μόνος|κέρας|nocat=1|t1=one|t2=horn}} μόνος (mónos, “one”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”), {{der|la|grc|μονόκερως|pos=from <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">μόνος</i> (mónos, “one”) + <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">κέρας</i> (kéras, “horn”)|t=having one horn}} Ancient Greek μονόκερως (monókerōs, “having one horn”, from μόνος (mónos, “one”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”)) Head templates: {{la-noun|monocerōs<3>|g=m}} monocerōs m (genitive monocerōtis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|monocerōs<3>}} Forms: monocerōs [canonical, masculine], monocerōtis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], monocerōs [nominative, singular], monocerōtēs [nominative, plural], monocerōtis [genitive, singular], monocerōtum [genitive, plural], monocerōtī [dative, singular], monocerōtibus [dative, plural], monocerōtem [accusative, singular], monocerōtēs [accusative, plural], monocerōte [ablative, singular], monocerōtibus [ablative, plural], monocerōs [singular, vocative], monocerōtēs [plural, vocative]
  1. (fantasy, mythology) A unicorn Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-monoceros-la-noun-XnZ92RpO Categories (other): Fantasy, Mythological creatures, Pages with 2 entries, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension, Heraldic charges Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 42 5 16 38 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 62 38 Disambiguation of Heraldic charges: 48 52 Topics: fantasy, human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. (New Latin) Used attributively as a specific epithet; one-horned. Tags: New-Latin, declension-3
    Sense id: en-monoceros-la-noun-VjYfzWx2 Categories (other): New Latin, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Heraldic charges Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 42 5 16 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 4 12 53 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Heraldic charges: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ūnicornis
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Download raw JSONL data for monoceros meaning in Latin (3.9kB)

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