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) 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.

Case	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] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011