asilus

Gothic

Romanization

asilus

  1. Romanization of 𐌰𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌿𐍃

Latin

Etymology

Unknown, but likely a borrowing given initial as-; ar- or ās- (< ass- or ats-) would be expected from an inherited word.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈsiː.lus/, [aˈsiː.ɫʊs]

Noun

asīlus m (genitive asīlī); second declension

  1. gadfly, horsefly

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative asīlus asīlī
Genitive asīlī asīlōrum
Dative asīlō asīlīs
Accusative asīlum asīlōs
Ablative asīlō asīlīs
Vocative asīle asīlī

Synonyms

Descendants

References

  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill
  • asilus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • asilus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • asilus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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