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Webster 1913 Edition
Ibex
I′bex
(ī′bĕks)
, Noun.
pl. E.
Ibexes
(ī′bĕks-ĕz)
, L. Ibices
(īb′ĭ-sēz)
. [L., a kind of goat, the chamois.]
(Zool.)
One of several species of wild goats having very large, recurved horns, transversely ridged in front; – called also
steinbok
. ☞ The Alpine ibex (
Capra ibex
) is the best known. The Spanish, or Pyrenean, ibex (Capra Hispanica
) has smoother and more spreading horns. Webster 1828 Edition
Ibex
IBEX
,Noun.
The Aegagras, or wild goat of the mountains of Persia, appears to be the stock of the tame goat. The IBex is a distinct species.
Definition 2024
ibex
ibex
English
Noun
ibex (plural ibex or ibexes or ibices)
- A type of wild mountain goat of the genus Capra, such as the species Capra ibex.
Translations
type of wild mountain goat
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Latin
Etymology
Of Iberian or Aquitanian origin.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈiː.beks/, [ˈiː.bɛks]
Noun
ībex m (genitive ībicis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ībex | ībicēs |
| genitive | ībicis | ībicum |
| dative | ībicī | ībicibus |
| accusative | ībicem | ībicēs |
| ablative | ībice | ībicibus |
| vocative | ībex | ībicēs |
Descendants
References
- ibex in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- IBEX in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “ibex”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
Spanish
Noun
ibex m (plural ibex)
- ibex
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