terebinthus

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek τερέβινθος (terébinthos), variant of τέρμινθος (términthos).

Pronunciation edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /te.reˈbin.tʰus/, [t̪ɛrɛˈbɪn̪t̪ʰʊs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /te.reˈbin.tus/, [t̪ereˈbin̪t̪us]

Noun edit

terebinthus m (genitive terebinthī); second declension

terebinth (turpentine) tree

Declension edit

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	terebinthus	terebinthī
Genitive	terebinthī	terebinthōrum
Dative	terebinthō	terebinthīs
Accusative	terebinthum	terebinthōs
Ablative	terebinthō	terebinthīs
Vocative	terebinthe	terebinthī

Descendants edit

Catalan: terebint
Galician: terebinto
Italian: terebinto
Portuguese: terebinto
Spanish: terebinto

References edit

“terebinthus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“terebinthus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
terebinthus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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