schinus
See also: Schinus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek σχῖνος (skhînos).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈskʰiː.nus/, [ˈs̠kʰiːnʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈski.nus/, [ˈskiːnus]
Noun edit
schīnus f (genitive schīnī); second declension
- The mastic tree, also called lentiscus (Pistacia lentiscus)
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | schīnus | schīnī |
| Genitive | schīnī | schīnōrum |
| Dative | schīnō | schīnīs |
| Accusative | schīnum | schīnōs |
| Ablative | schīnō | schīnīs |
| Vocative | schīne | schīnī |
Descendants edit
- Translingual: Schinus
References edit
- “schinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- schinus 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)
- schinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.