Philadelphus

See also: philadelphus

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Philadelphus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Hydrangeaceae – the mock oranges.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids - clades; Cornales - order; Hydrangeaceae - family; Hydrangeoideae - subfamily;  - tribe

Hypernyms

• (genus):  - type species

References

• Philadelphus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Philadelphus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Philadelphus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φιλάδελφος (Philádelphos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pʰi.laˈdel.pʰus/, [pʰɪɫ̪äˈd̪ɛɫ̪pʰʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /fi.laˈdel.fus/, [filäˈd̪ɛlfus]

Proper noun

Philadelphus m sg (genitive Philadelphī); second declension

1. a male given name from Ancient Greek

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Philadelphus
Genitive	Philadelphī
Dative	Philadelphō
Accusative	Philadelphum
Ablative	Philadelphō
Vocative	Philadelphe
Locative	Philadelphī

Descendants

• English: Philadelphus
• French: Philadelphe

References

• “Philadelphus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Philadelphus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.