ros marinus

See also: rosmarinus and Rosmarinus

Latin

Alternative forms

• rōsmarīnus

Etymology

From rōs (“dew”, “moisture”) + marīnus (“marine”, “of the sea”). Literally meaning "dew of the sea".

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /roːs maˈriː.nus/, [roːs̠ mäˈriːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ros maˈri.nus/, [rɔs mäˈriːnus]

Noun

rōs marīnus m (genitive rōris marīnī); third declension

1. rosemary

Declension

Third-declension noun with a second-declension adjective.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	rōs marīnus	rōrēs marīnī
Genitive	rōris marīnī	rōrum marīnōrum
Dative	rōrī marīnō	rōribus marīnīs
Accusative	rōrem marīnum	rōrēs marīnōs
Ablative	rōre marīnō	rōribus marīnīs
Vocative	rōs marīne	rōrēs marīnī

Synonyms

• aposplēnos, libanōtis, macaerinthe (mentioned by Pseudo-Apulejus)

Hyponyms

• zēa (mentioned by Pseudo-Apulejus)

Descendants

• Breton: roumarin
• Catalan: romaní
• Esperanto: rosmareno
• French: romarin
• Galician: romeu

• Italian: rosmarino
• Norman: romathîn
• Occitan: romanin
• Portuguese: rosmarinho
• Romanian: rozmarin
• Sardinian: romasinu