aegoceros, aegocerotis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
- Field:
- Poetry
wild goat (poet. for sign of zodiac - Capricorn);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | aegoceros | aegocerotes |
| Gen. | aegocerotis | aegocerotum, aegocerotium |
| Dat. | aegoceroti | aegocerotibus |
| Acc. | aegocerotem | aegocerotes |
| Voc. | aegoceros | aegocerotes |
| Abl. | aegocerote | aegocerotibus |
Examples
Liber IX
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...Geminis Chiron, et idem, quod Carcinos ardens, umidus Aegoceros nec plus Leo tollitur Vrna. stabant ante fores populi..."Thyestes
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...perdet spicula neruo; pigram referens hiemem gelidus cadet Aegoceros frangetque tuam, quisquis es, urnam; tecum excedent ultima caeli..."