antilops

Latin

Alternative forms

• antilopus

Etymology

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek ἀνθόλοψ (anthólops).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈan.ti.lops/, [ˈän̪t̪ɪɫ̪ɔps̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈan.ti.lops/, [ˈän̪t̪ilops]

Noun

antilops m (genitive antilopis); third declension

1. (Medieval Latin, chiefly heraldry) antelope (mythical creature)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	antilops	antilopēs
genitive	antilopis	antilopum
dative	antilopī	antilopibus
accusative	antilopem	antilopēs
ablative	antilope	antilopibus
vocative	antilops	antilopēs

References

• R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “antilops”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎^[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC
• “antelope”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Swedish

Noun

antilops

1. indefinite genitive singular of antilop