acorus
See also: Acorus
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἄκορος (ákoros), ἄκορον (ákoron).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈa.ko.rus/, [ˈäkɔrʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.ko.rus/, [ˈäːkorus]
Noun edit
acorus f (genitive acorī); second declension
- an aromatic plant, perhaps sweet flag or calamus
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | acorus | acorī |
| Genitive | acorī | acorōrum |
| Dative | acorō | acorīs |
| Accusative | acorum | acorōs |
| Ablative | acorō | acorīs |
| Vocative | acore | acorī |
Descendants edit
- Translingual: Acorus
References edit
- “acorus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- acorus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- acorus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.