capparis
See also: Capparis
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κάππαρις (kápparis).
Noun
capparis f (genitive capparis); third declension
- caper (plant and berry)
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im or -in, ablative singular in -ī).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | capparis | capparēs |
| Genitive | capparis | capparium |
| Dative | capparī | capparibus |
| Accusative | capparim capparin |
capparēs capparīs |
| Ablative | capparī | capparibus |
| Vocative | capparis | capparēs |
References
- “capparis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- capparis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- capparis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.