cephalus

See also: Cephalus

Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek κέφᾰλος (képhalos, “a species of mullet”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈke.pʰa.lus/, [ˈkɛ.pʰa.ɫʊs]

Noun

cephalus m (genitive cephalī); second declension

  1. chub, chevin, pollard (European freshwater fish, Squalius cephalus)

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cephalus cephalī
Genitive cephalī cephalōrum
Dative cephalō cephalīs
Accusative cephalum cephalōs
Ablative cephalō cephalīs
Vocative cephale cephalī

References
  • cephalus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • 1 cĕphălus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette: “290/2”
  • cephalus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • cephalus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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