rhamnus
See also: Rhamnus
English
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
rhamnus (plural rhamnuses)
Latin
Etymology
Alteration of rhamnos (“buckthorn”), from Ancient Greek ῥάμνος (rhámnos), influenced by Rhamnus (“Nemesis”) f
Noun
rhamnus f (genitive rhamnī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rhamnus | rhamnī |
| Genitive | rhamnī | rhamnōrum |
| Dative | rhamnō | rhamnīs |
| Accusative | rhamnum | rhamnōs |
| Ablative | rhamnō | rhamnīs |
| Vocative | rhamne | rhamnī |
References
- rhamnus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “rhamnus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “rhamnus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly