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Ericius
E-ri′ci-us
,Noun.
[L., a hedgehog.]
The Vulgate rendering of the Hebrew word qipōd, which in the “Authorized Version” is translated
bittern
, and in the Revised Version, porcupine
. I will make it [Babylon] a possession for the
ericius
and pools of waters. Is. xiv. 23 (Douay version).
Definition 2024
ericius
ericius
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰḗr (“to bristle”), cognate with Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos, “hedgehog”). Compare ēr (“hedgehog”), and its variant forms.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /eːˈri.ki.us/
Noun
ēricius m (genitive ēriciī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ēricius | ēriciī |
| genitive | ēriciī | ēriciōrum |
| dative | ēriciō | ēriciīs |
| accusative | ēricium | ēriciōs |
| ablative | ēriciō | ēriciīs |
| vocative | ēricie | ēriciī |
Synonyms
Descendants
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References
- ericius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ericius in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ERICIUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “ericius”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- ericius in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ericius in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin