cynosbatos
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek κυνόσβατος (kunósbatos).
Noun
[edit]cynosbatos f (genitive cynosbatī); second declension
- The dog rose (Rosa canina) or other wild briar.
- The blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum).
- The caper bush (Capparis spinosa).
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun (Greek-type).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | cynosbatos | cynosbatī |
Genitive | cynosbatī | cynosbatōrum |
Dative | cynosbatō | cynosbatīs |
Accusative | cynosbaton | cynosbatōs |
Ablative | cynosbatō | cynosbatīs |
Vocative | cynosbate | cynosbatī |
Synonyms
[edit]- (black currant): cynapanxis, neurospastos, cynospastos
References
[edit]- “cynosbatos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cynosbatos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.