Arabis

See also: arabis

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Arabis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – rockcresses and certain similar plants.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Brassicales - order; Brassicaceae - family;  - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): ; for other species see Arabis on WikispeciesWikispecies or Arabis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

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

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Latin

Alternative forms

• Arabus, Artabius, Artabis

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἄραβις (Árabis).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ra.bis/, [ˈäräbɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ra.bis/, [ˈäːräbis]

Proper noun

Arabis m sg (genitive Arabis); third declension

1. A river of Gedrosia, now the Puran

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Arabis
Genitive	Arabis
Dative	Arabī
Accusative	Arabem
Ablative	Arabe
Vocative	Arabis

References

• Arabis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Arabis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly