rhinoceros, rhinocerotis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 9th
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
rhinoceros (African or Indian); rhinoceros horn oil-flask;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | rhinoceros, rhinocerosis | rhinocerotes |
| Gen. | rhinocerotis, rhinocerotos | rhinocerotium, rhinoceroton |
| Dat. | rhinoceroti | rhinocerotibus |
| Acc. | rhinocerosin, rhinocerotin, rhinoceroson, rhinoceroton, rhinocerosa, rhinocerota | rhinocerotis, rhinocerotas |
| Voc. | rhinoceros | rhinocerotes |
| Abl. | rhinocerote, rhinoceroti | rhinocerotibus |
Examples
de Spectaculis
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial) from EPIGRAMMATON LIBRI
"...tota tibi, Caesar, harena quae non promisit proelia rhinoceros. O quam terribilis exarsit pronus in iras! Quantus erat..."Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...fronte me iuvencus: Verum rhinocerota me putabas. LIII Rhinoceros Nuper in Ausonia domini spectatus harena Hic erit ille..."