μονόκερως

See also: Μονόκερως

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

μουνόκερᾰς (mounókeras) — Ionic

Etymology

From μόνος (mónos) +‎ κέρας (kéras) +‎ -ως (-ōs)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mo.nó.ke.rɔːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /moˈno.ke.ros/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /moˈno.ce.ros/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /moˈno.ce.ros/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /moˈno.ce.ros/

Adjective

μονόκερως • (monókerōs) m or f (neuter μονόκερων); second declension

having only one horn

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Noun

μονόκερως • (monókerōs) m (genitive μονοκέρωτος); third declension

wild ox

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Descendants

→ Old Armenian: միեղջիւր (miełǰiwr), միեղջերու (miełǰeru) (calque)
- → Armenian: միեղջյուր (mieġǰyur) (learned)
→ Old Georgian: მარტორქაჲ (marṭorkay) (calque)
- Georgian: მარტორქა (marṭorka)
→ Latin: monocerōs
- → English: monoceros
- → Spanish: monocerote (learned)
→ Latin: ūnicornis (calque) (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

μονόκερως in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
μονόκερως - ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ (since 2011) Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch) University of Chicago.
“μονόκερως”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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