lentiscus
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin lentiscus. Doublet of lentisk.
Noun
editlentiscus
- The mastic-tree (Pistacia lentiscus).
Synonyms
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editLatin
editEtymology
editPerhaps from lentus (“flexible, pliant”) + -iscus
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /lenˈtiːs.kus/, [ɫ̪ɛn̪ˈt̪iːs̠kʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /lenˈtis.kus/, [len̪ˈt̪iskus]
Noun
editlentīscus f (genitive lentīscī); second declension
- The mastic-tree (Pistacia lentiscus)
Declension
editSecond-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | lentīscus | lentīscī |
Genitive | lentīscī | lentīscōrum |
Dative | lentīscō | lentīscīs |
Accusative | lentīscum | lentīscōs |
Ablative | lentīscō | lentīscīs |
Vocative | lentīsce | lentīscī |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- Catalan: llentisc
- Spanish: lentisco
- Italian: lentisco
- ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *lentīsculus
- Catalan: llentiscle
- Italian: lentischio
References
edit- “lentiscus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “lentiscus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- lentiscus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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