arillus
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from New Latin arillus. Doublet of aril, the adapted borrowing which has largely superseded it.
Noun
[edit]arillus (plural arilli)
Translations
[edit]aril — see aril
Anagrams
[edit]Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- arilla f
Etymology
[edit]Probably a writing mistake for *acillus, a diminutive of acinus, acina (“pip of a grape or pomegranate”), and from herbaries and pharmacopoeiae introduced into botanical jargon.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /aˈril.lus/, [äˈrɪlːʲʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈril.lus/, [äˈrilːus]
Noun
[edit]arillus m (genitive arillī); second declension
- (Medieval Latin) pip of a grape or pomegranate
- (New Latin) aril, a tissue surrounding a fruit-seed
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | arillus | arillī |
Genitive | arillī | arillōrum |
Dative | arillō | arillīs |
Accusative | arillum | arillōs |
Ablative | arillō | arillīs |
Vocative | arille | arillī |
References
[edit]- Löwe, Gustav (1884) Glossae nominum (in German), Leipzig, page 119, who refers to his Prodromus Leipzig 1876 p. 431.
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