arachis

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the taxonomic name Arachis, coined by Linnaeus as an alteration of Ancient Greek ἄραχος (árakhos), an alternative form of ἄρακος (árakos, chickling vetch), and subsequently given a Greek-type inflection.

Pronunciation[edit]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.ra.kis/, [ˈäːräkis]

Noun[edit]

arachis f (genitive arachidis); third declension

  1. (New Latin) peanut

Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative arachis arachidēs
Genitive arachidis arachidum
Dative arachidī arachidibus
Accusative arachidem arachidēs
Ablative arachide arachidibus
Vocative arachis arachidēs