Amaryllis
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Amaryllis (“a country girl in Virgil's Eclogues”), from Ancient Greek Ἀμαρυλλίς (Amarullís, from ἀμαρύσσω (amarússō, “I shine”)).
Proper noun[edit]
Amaryllis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Amaryllidaceae – includes the belladonna lily, Amaryllis belladonna.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Asparagales – order; Amaryllidaceae - family; Amaryllidoideae - subfamily; Amaryllideae - tribe; Amaryllidinae - subtribe
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): Amaryllis belladonna - type species; Amaryllis paradisicola - other species
See also[edit]
- Hippeastrum (subfamily Amaryllidoideae: tribe Hippeastreae)
References[edit]
- Amaryllis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Amaryllis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Amaryllis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Amaryllis at USDA Plants database
English[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Amaryllis
- A female given name from Latin or Ancient Greek
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Amaryllis (“a country girl in Virgil's Eclogues”), from Ancient Greek Ἀμαρυλλίς (Amarullís, from ἀμαρύσσω (amarússō, “I shine”)).
Noun[edit]
Amaryllis f (genitive Amaryllis, plural Amaryllen)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Amaryllis [feminine]
Further reading[edit]
Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /a.maˈryl.lis/, [ämäˈrʏlːʲɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.maˈril.lis/, [ämäˈrilːis]
Noun[edit]
Amaryllis f (genitive Amaryllidis); third declension
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Amaryllis
- Vergilius, Eclogae, II, 14 f.:
- nonne fuit satius tristis Amaryllidis iras / atque superba pati fastidia?
- Surely it was better to endure Amaryllis' mournful anger and proud disdain?
- Vergilius, Eclogae, II, 14 f.:
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Amaryllis |
Genitive | Amaryllidis |
Dative | Amaryllidī |
Accusative | Amaryllidem |
Ablative | Amaryllide |
Vocative | Amaryllis |
Descendants[edit]
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