viscum
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See also: Viscum
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱs-, possibly a European borrowing for a tree similar to the mistletoe. Compare also Ancient Greek ἰξός (ixós, “mistletoe, birdlime”), Proto-Slavic *višьňa, Proto-Germanic *wīhsilō, and probably Italian visciola (“sour cherry”), the last likely a Germanic borrowing. Traditionally associated with vīrus, although this is unlikely. Also compare Proto-Germanic *wiskaz (“bundle of hay or straw, wisp”). More at virga.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯is.kum/, [ˈu̯ɪs̠kʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈvis.kum/, [ˈviskum]
Noun[edit]
viscum n (genitive viscī); second declension
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | viscum | visca |
Genitive | viscī | viscōrum |
Dative | viscō | viscīs |
Accusative | viscum | visca |
Ablative | viscō | viscīs |
Vocative | viscum | visca |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “viscum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “viscum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- viscum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.