myrtus
See also: Myrtus
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek μύρτος (múrtos, “myrtle”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmyr.tus/, [ˈmʏrt̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmir.tus/, [ˈmirt̪us]
Noun edit
myrtus f (genitive myrtī); second declension
- myrtle (tree)
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | myrtus | myrtī |
Genitive | myrtī | myrtōrum |
Dative | myrtō | myrtīs |
Accusative | myrtum | myrtōs |
Ablative | myrtō | myrtīs |
Vocative | myrte | myrtī |
Derived terms edit
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References edit
- “myrtus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “myrtus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- myrtus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “myrtus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers