lacertus – English noun declension

Noun: lacertus

Singular	lacertus
Plural	lacerti

Sample Sentences

Nouns inflected like lacertus

ophiopluteus, faveolus, saccus, lampadarius, scarus, scapus, solvus, soleus, socius, acrorhagus, red nucleus, xystus, phaseolus, jelly fungus, rust fungus, computus, paraflocculus, sibilant rhonchus, chalimus, stratigotus, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)

Etymology

From Late Latin lacertus (“muscle”), from Classical Latin lacertus (“upper arm”), possibly from lacerta (“lizard”). For the semantics, compare muscle from mūsculus (“little mouse”), derived from a supposed resemblance to little mice. See: Latin Nouns 'lacertus'.