acorus
See also: Acorus
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἄκορος (ákoros), ἄκορον (ákoron).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈa.ko.rus/, [ˈäkɔrʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.ko.rus/, [ˈäːkorus]
Noun
[edit]acorus f (genitive acorī); second declension
- an aromatic plant, perhaps sweet flag or calamus
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | acorus | acorī |
| genitive | acorī | acorōrum |
| dative | acorō | acorīs |
| accusative | acorum | acorōs |
| ablative | acorō | acorīs |
| vocative | acore | acorī |
Descendants
[edit]- Translingual: Acorus
References
[edit]- “acorus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- acorus 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)
- acorus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.