myrtillus

See also: Myrtillus

Latin

Etymology

myrtus (“myrtle”) +‎ -illus (diminutive suffix); the stem is from Ancient Greek μύρτος (múrtos, “myrtle”), of Semitic origin.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /myrˈtil.lus/, [mʏrˈt̪ɪlːʲʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /mirˈtil.lus/, [mirˈt̪ilːus]

Noun

myrtillus m (genitive myrtillī); second declension

1. (Medieval Latin) blueberry

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	myrtillus	myrtillī
genitive	myrtillī	myrtillōrum
dative	myrtillō	myrtillīs
accusative	myrtillum	myrtillōs
ablative	myrtillō	myrtillīs
vocative	myrtille	myrtillī

Descendants

• → French: myrtille
• → Italian: mirtillo
• → Portuguese: mirtilo
• → Spanish: mirtilo

Further reading

• “myrtillus”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011