alces

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Contents 1 Latin 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Inflection 1.2.2 Descendants 1.3 References 2 Portuguese 2.1 Noun 3 Spanish 3.1 Noun

[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

Related to Ancient Greek ἄλκη (alkē).

[edit] Noun

alcēs (genitive alcis); f, third declension

1. elk

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	alcēs	alcēs
genitive	alcis	alcum
dative	alcī	alcibus
accusative	alcem	alcēs
ablative	alce	alcibus
vocative	alcēs	alcēs

[edit] Descendants

• Italian: alce
• Portuguese: alce
• Spanish: alce

[edit] References

• “alces” in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary (Oxford: Clarendon Press)

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[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Noun

alces m. pl.

1. Plural form of alce.

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Noun

alces

1. Plural form of alce.