Amaryllis

See also: amaryllis

Translingual

Amaryllis belladonna

Etymology

From Latin Amaryllis (“a country girl in Virgil's Eclogues”), from Ancient Greek Ἀμαρυλλίς (Amarullís, from ἀμαρύσσω (amarússō, “I shine”)).

Proper noun

Amaryllis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Amaryllidaceae – includes the belladonna lily, Amaryllis belladonna.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Asparagales – order; Amaryllidaceae - family; Amaryllidoideae - subfamily; Amaryllideae - tribe; Amaryllidinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Amaryllis belladonna - type species; Amaryllis paradisicola - other species

See also

• Hippeastrum (subfamily Amaryllidoideae: tribe Hippeastreae)

References

• Amaryllis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Amaryllis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Amaryllis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Amaryllis at USDA Plants database

English

Proper noun

Amaryllis

1. A female given name from Latin or Ancient Greek

German

Etymology

From Latin Amaryllis (“a country girl in Virgil's Eclogues”), from Ancient Greek Ἀμαρυλλίς (Amarullís, from ἀμαρύσσω (amarússō, “I shine”)).

Noun

Amaryllis f (genitive Amaryllis, plural Amaryllen)

1. amaryllis

Declension

Declension of Amaryllis [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Amaryllis	die	Amaryllen
genitive	einer	der	Amaryllis	der	Amaryllen
dative	einer	der	Amaryllis	den	Amaryllen
accusative	eine	die	Amaryllis	die	Amaryllen

Further reading

• “Amaryllis” in Duden online
• “Amaryllis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀμαρυλλίς (Amarullís).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /a.maˈryl.lis/, [ämäˈrʏlːʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.maˈril.lis/, [ämäˈrilːis]

Noun

Amaryllis f (genitive Amaryllidis); third declension

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Amaryllis
   • 70 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Eclogues 2.14–15:

     nonne fuit satius tristis Amaryllidis iras / atque superba pati fastidia?

     Surely it was better to endure Amaryllis' mournful anger and proud disdain?

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Amaryllis
Genitive	Amaryllidis
Dative	Amaryllidī
Accusative	Amaryllidem
Ablative	Amaryllide
Vocative	Amaryllis

Descendants

• → English: amaryllis
• Translingual: Amaryllis
• Romance:
  • Catalan: amarillis
  • French: amaryllis
  • Italian: amarillide
  • Portuguese: amarílis
  • Romanian: amarilis
  • Spanish: amarilis
• → Finnish: amaryllis
• → German: Amaryllis
• → Polish: amarylis
• → Russian: амари́ллис (amaríllis), амари́л (amaríl)
• → Swedish: amaryllis