larix

See also: Larix and làrix

Latin

larix (the larch)

Alternative forms

• larex

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λᾰ́ρῐξ (lắrĭx), possibly a loan from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *daru, from Proto-Indo-European *dóru.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɫa.rɪks]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈlaː.riks]

Noun

larix f (genitive laricis); third declension

1. larch (tree, Larix)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	larix	laricēs
genitive	laricis	laricum
dative	laricī	laricibus
accusative	laricem	laricēs
ablative	larice	laricibus
vocative	larix	laricēs

Derived terms

• laricīnus (New Latin)
• larignus

Descendants

• Franco-Provençal: larze
• Italian: larice
• Ligurian: arzo
• Lombard: lares, lars, larza
• Romansh: larsch
• Borrowings:
  • → Basque: laritz
  • → Catalan: làrix
  • → Dutch: lariks
  • → Georgian: ლარიქსი (lariksi)
  • → Greek: λάρικας (lárikas)
  • → Irish: learóg
  • → Portuguese: lariço
  • → Romanian: larice
  • → Scottish Gaelic: learag
  • → Spanish: lárice
  • → Translingual: Larix
  • → Proto-West Germanic: *larikā (see there for further descendants)
  • → Serbo-Croatian: ariš

References

• “larix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “larix”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “larix”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly