ampelos
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄμπελος (ámpelos, “vine”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈam.pe.los/, [ˈämpɛɫ̪ɔs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈam.pe.los/, [ˈämpelos]
Noun[edit]
ampelos f (genitive ampelī); second declension
- a vine
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (Greek-type).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ampelos | ampelī |
| Genitive | ampelī | ampelōrum |
| Dative | ampelō | ampelīs |
| Accusative | ampelon | ampelōs |
| Ablative | ampelō | ampelīs |
| Vocative | ampele | ampelī |
Derived terms[edit]
- ampelos agria (in Pliny's Natural History)
- ampelos Chironia, ampelos chironia (in Pliny's Natural History)
- ampelos leuce (in Pliny's Natural History)
Descendants[edit]
- Translingual: Ampelopsis, Ampelocissus, Ampelocalamus, Ampelodesmos, Ampelophaga, Ampelosicyos
References[edit]
- “ampelos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ampelos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “ampelos”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly