alces

See also: Alces and alcés

English

Noun

alces

1. plural of alce
2. (obsolete) genitive of alce

Asturian

Verb

alces

1. second-person singular present indicative of alzar
2. second-person singular present subjunctive of alzar

Catalan

Verb

alces

1. second-person singular present indicative of alçar

Galician

Verb

alces

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of alzar

Latin

Alternative forms

• alcē
• alx (Medieval Latin)

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Germanic *algiz, *elhaz (“elk”), related to Ancient Greek ἄλκη (álkē), also a loan from Germanic.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈal.keːs/, [ˈäɫ̪keːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈal.t͡ʃes/, [ˈäl̠ʲt͡ʃes]

Noun

alcēs f (genitive alcis); third declension

1. elk, moose (Alces alces)

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	alcēs	alcēs
Genitive	alcis	alcium
Dative	alcī	alcibus
Accusative	alcem	alcēs alcīs
Ablative	alce	alcibus
Vocative	alcēs	alcēs

Descendants

• Galician: alce
• Italian: alce
• Portuguese: alce
• Spanish: alce
• → English: alce

References

• “alces”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “alces”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• alces in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “alces”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎^[1]

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Noun

alces

1. plural of alce

Etymology 2

Verb

alces

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of alçar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈalθes/ [ˈal̟.θes]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈalses/ [ˈal.ses]

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• (Spain) Rhymes: -alθes
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -alses
• Syllabification: al‧ces

Etymology 1

Noun

alces

1. plural of alce

Etymology 2

Verb

alces

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of alzar