cornix
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂- (“crow, raven”), imitative of harsh sounds. Compare Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē, “crow, shearwater”), Lithuanian šárka (“magpie”), Serbo-Croatian svrȁka (“magpie”),[1] Ancient Greek κόραξ (kórax, “raven, crow”). See also corvus (“crow”), crociō (“to croak like a raven”), and possibly Sanskrit शारि॑ (śā́ri).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkɔr.niːks]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkɔr.niks]
Noun
cornīx f (genitive cornīcis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cornīx | cornīcēs |
| genitive | cornīcis | cornīcum |
| dative | cornīcī | cornīcibus |
| accusative | cornīcem | cornīcēs |
| ablative | cornīce | cornīcibus |
| vocative | cornīx | cornīcēs |
Synonyms
Derived terms
- cornīcula
- Cornīscae
Descendants
- Italo-Romance:
- Italian: cornice (see there for further descendants)
References
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “cornīx, -īcis”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 136
Further reading
- “cornix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “cornix”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- "cornix", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- “cornix”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.