aquifolius

Latin

Alternative forms

• acrufolius

Etymology

From acus (“needle”) +‎ folium (“leaf”). See also acrifolium.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /a.kʷiˈfo.li.us/, [äkʷɪˈfɔlʲiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.kwiˈfo.li.us/, [äkwiˈfɔːlius]

Adjective

aquifolius (feminine aquifolia, neuter aquifolium); first/second-declension adjective

1. having prickly or pointed leaves (such as holly).

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	aquifolius	aquifolia	aquifolium		aquifoliī	aquifoliae	aquifolia
Genitive	aquifoliī	aquifoliae	aquifoliī		aquifoliōrum	aquifoliārum	aquifoliōrum
Dative	aquifoliō		aquifoliō		aquifoliīs
Accusative	aquifolium	aquifoliam	aquifolium		aquifoliōs	aquifoliās	aquifolia
Ablative	aquifoliō	aquifoliā	aquifoliō		aquifoliīs
Vocative	aquifolie	aquifolia	aquifolium		aquifoliī	aquifoliae	aquifolia

Descendants

• Italian: aquifoglio
• Old Leonese:
  • Asturian: acebu
  • Leonese: acéu
• Old Galician-Portuguese: *azevo, *azevinno
  • Galician: acivro, acevo, aceviño
  • Portuguese: azevinho
• Old Spanish: azevo
  • Spanish: acebo, aquifolio
    • Tagalog: asebo
• Translingual: Aquifolium

See also

• laurifolius
• myrtifolius
• oleifolius
• salicifolius

References

• “aquifolius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• aquifolius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.