cedrus
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros, “applied to species of Juniperus and similar trees”). Compare with its possible mutation citrus.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈke.drus/, [ˈkɛd̪rʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.drus/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːd̪rus]
Noun[edit]
cedrus f (genitive cedrī); second declension
- a juniper tree (Juniperus oxycedrus)
- (by extension) cedar-oil, used to anoint books to preserve them from damage by moth or decay
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | cedrus | cedrī |
Genitive | cedrī | cedrōrum |
Dative | cedrō | cedrīs |
Accusative | cedrum | cedrōs |
Ablative | cedrō | cedrīs |
Vocative | cedre | cedrī |
Synonyms[edit]
- (cedar-oil): cedrium
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Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “cedrus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “cedrus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- cedrus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.