serpyllum

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἕρπυλλος (hérpullos). This spelling is educated. In Old Latin the spelling serpullum was dominating, the Greek origin not being well known, and this form stays in speech up to Romance.

Noun

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serpyllum n (genitive serpyllī); second declension

  1. wild thyme

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative serpyllum serpylla
Genitive serpyllī serpyllōrum
Dative serpyllō serpyllīs
Accusative serpyllum serpylla
Ablative serpyllō serpyllīs
Vocative serpyllum serpylla

Descendants

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serpullum
  • Catalan: serpoll
  • Occitan: serpol
  • Spanish: serpol
*serpullellum
serpillum

See also

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