ampelos
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄμπελος (ámpelos, “vine”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈam.pe.los/, [ˈämpɛɫ̪ɔs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈam.pe.los/, [ˈämpelos]
Noun edit
ampelos f (genitive ampelī); second declension
- a vine
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (Greek-type).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ampelos | ampelī |
| Genitive | ampelī | ampelōrum |
| Dative | ampelō | ampelīs |
| Accusative | ampelon | ampelōs |
| Ablative | ampelō | ampelīs |
| Vocative | ampele | ampelī |
Derived terms edit
- ampelos agria (in Pliny's Natural History)
- ampelos Chironia, ampelos chironia (in Pliny's Natural History)
- ampelos leuce (in Pliny's Natural History)
Descendants edit
- Translingual: Ampelopsis, Ampelocissus, Ampelocalamus, Ampelodesmos, Ampelophaga, Ampelosicyos
References edit
- “ampelos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ampelos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “ampelos”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly