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
- M
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..." - L
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..."