FromAncient Greekκροκόδειλος(krokódeilos).
crocodīlus m (genitivecrocodīlī);second declension
Second-declension noun.
singular | plural | |
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nominative | crocodīlus | crocodīlī |
genitive | crocodīlī | crocodīlōrum |
dative | crocodīlō | crocodīlīs |
accusative | crocodīlum | crocodīlōs |
ablative | crocodīlō | crocodīlīs |
vocative | crocodīle | crocodīlī |
From a form with metathesis*coccodrīllus, and sometimes more later irregular shifts: