myrtus
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See also: Myrtus
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek μύρτος (múrtos, “myrtle”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmyr.tus/, [ˈmʏrt̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmir.tus/, [ˈmirt̪us]
Noun[edit]
myrtus f (genitive myrtī); second declension
- myrtle (tree)
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | myrtus | myrtī |
Genitive | myrtī | myrtōrum |
Dative | myrtō | myrtīs |
Accusative | myrtum | myrtōs |
Ablative | myrtō | myrtīs |
Vocative | myrte | myrtī |
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References[edit]
- “myrtus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “myrtus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- myrtus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “myrtus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers