dryopteris

See also: Dryopteris

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δρυοπτερίς (druopterís).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /dryˈop.te.ris/, [d̪ryˈɔpt̪ɛrɪs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /driˈop.te.ris/, [d̪riˈɔpt̪eris]

Noun

dryopteris f (genitive dryopteridis); third declension

  1. a kind of fern, possibly a wood fern

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dryopteris dryopteridēs
Genitive dryopteridis dryopteridum
Dative dryopteridī dryopteridibus
Accusative dryopteridem dryopteridēs
Ablative dryopteride dryopteridibus
Vocative dryopteris dryopteridēs

Descendants

References
  • “dryopteris”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • dryopteris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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