Cerasus

See also: cerasus and Κερασοῦς

Translingual

Etymology

Latin cerasus (“cherry”)

Proper noun

Cerasus m

  1. (archaic) Prunus (genus)
  2. Prunus subg. Cerasus (subgenus)

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κερασοῦς (Kerasoûs).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈke.ra.suːs/, [ˈkɛräs̠uːs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.ra.sus/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːräs̬us]

Proper noun

Cerasūs f sg (genitive Cerasūntis); third declension

  1. A town of Pontus situated west of Trapezus

Declension

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Cerasūs
Genitive Cerasūntis
Dative Cerasūntī
Accusative Cerasūntem
Ablative Cerasūnte
Vocative Cerasūs
Locative Cerasūntī
Cerasūnte

References
  • “Cerasus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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