combretum
See also: Combretum
English edit
Etymology edit
From the genus name.
Noun edit
combretum (plural combretums)
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Unknown, with -ētum (plant collective).[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /komˈbreː.tum/, [kɔmˈbreːt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /komˈbre.tum/, [komˈbrɛːt̪um]
Noun edit
combrētum n (genitive combrētī); second declension
- a kind of rush (perhaps Luzula sylvatica, syns. Juncus sylvaticus, Juncus maximus)
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | combrētum | combrēta |
| Genitive | combrētī | combrētōrum |
| Dative | combrētō | combrētīs |
| Accusative | combrētum | combrēta |
| Ablative | combrētō | combrētīs |
| Vocative | combrētum | combrēta |
References edit
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “combrētum”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 128
- “combretum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- combretum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.