random word
2006-12-03 02:39:21 · 8 answers · asked by Him 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Sorry, but the only word I can come up with is "cornus, us, n "
It means "horn" in the most general sense.
There might not have been a special word for antlers.
Edit:
Sorry for assuming that you would know that the plural is "cornua" and not really finishing.
The nearest Latin I can come up with is "cornua cervi", literally: "the horns of the male deer"
2006-12-03 02:58:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Athene is close. The Latin for antler is "cornu" - a 4th conjugation neuter noun, so the plural in both the nominative and accusative cases (i.e. if used as a subject or direct object of a verb) is "cornua".
2006-12-03 13:59:53 · answer #2 · answered by JJ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yakkydoc explaining rhinoceros is Greek, not Latin.
Cornu, cornua is correct for horn, horns as athene noctua and JJ have said - but apparently ramus = branch was used in conjunction with it to denote the branched type of horns we call antlers, so probably "cornua ramosa".
2006-12-03 15:29:15 · answer #3 · answered by bh8153 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ceros? A rhinoceros is called that because rhino means nose and ceros means horn. It has a horn on its nose.
2006-12-03 11:55:56 · answer #4 · answered by yakkydoc 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Can't figure out antlers but here is deer -
cerva -ae f. [hind]; poet. , [deer].
2006-12-03 11:22:29 · answer #5 · answered by Stasi 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
latin??
sorry, can't help ya there
2006-12-03 10:42:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
nope
2006-12-03 10:40:37 · answer #7 · answered by Monet 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
antlers?????
freetranslation.com
2006-12-03 10:41:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋