arachis

See also: Arachis

Latin

Etymology

From the taxonomic name Arachis, coined by Linnaeus as an alteration of Ancient Greek ἄραχος (árakhos), an alternative form of ἄρακος (árakos, “chickling vetch”), and subsequently given a Greek-type inflection.

Pronunciation

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ra.kis/, [ˈäːräkis]

Noun

arachis f (genitive arachidis); third declension

1. (New Latin) peanut

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	arachis	arachidēs
Genitive	arachidis	arachidum
Dative	arachidī	arachidibus
Accusative	arachidem	arachidēs
Ablative	arachide	arachidibus
Vocative	arachis	arachidēs