racemus
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
- racīmus (Late Latin)
Etymology edit
Unknown etymology (Watkins, 1969), probably cognate with Ancient Greek ῥάξ (rháx, “grape”) (root: ῥαγ-, Pre-Greek). Perhaps from an ancient, extinct Mediterranean language. Cognate with Persian رز (raz, “vine”)
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /raˈkeː.mus/, [räˈkeːmʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /raˈt͡ʃe.mus/, [räˈt͡ʃɛːmus]
Noun edit
racēmus m (genitive racēmī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | racēmus | racēmī |
Genitive | racēmī | racēmōrum |
Dative | racēmō | racēmīs |
Accusative | racēmum | racēmōs |
Ablative | racēmō | racēmīs |
Vocative | racēme | racēmī |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
For inherited Romance forms, see racīmus.
References edit
- “racemus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “racemus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- racemus 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)
- racemus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette