Timeline for Is any animal neuter in Latin?
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| Jun 7, 2020 at 14:25 | comment | added | cmw♦ | I meant that the singular in Greek is neuter. In Latin it's masculine for whatever reason. Obviously τὸ κῆτος isn't Latin. | |
| Jun 6, 2020 at 16:45 | comment | added | Hagen von Eitzen | @Figulus Given the legend, if there is anybody knowing a lot about cetus, it should be Perseus :) | |
| Jun 5, 2020 at 19:00 | comment | added | Figulus | I had not realized it had a singular neuter in Greek. Very interesting! All my Latin dictionaries, however, including perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/… list it as masculine in the singular. | |
| Jun 5, 2020 at 18:48 | comment | added | cmw♦ | Cete is an exception because it's actually a Greek loanword. The singular is τὸ κῆτος and is neuter. | |
| Jun 5, 2020 at 18:45 | history | answered | Figulus | CC BY-SA 4.0 |