lentiscus

English

Etymology

From Latin lentiscus.

Noun

lentiscus

  1. The mastic-tree (Pistacia lentiscus).

Synonyms

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Latin

Etymology

Perhaps from lentus (“flexible, pliant”) +‎ -iscus

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /lenˈtiːs.kus/, [ɫ̪ɛn̪ˈt̪iːs̠kʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /lenˈtis.kus/, [len̪ˈt̪iskus]

Noun

lentīscus f (genitive lentīscī); second declension

  1. The mastic-tree (Pistacia lentiscus)

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lentīscus lentīscī
Genitive lentīscī lentīscōrum
Dative lentīscō lentīscīs
Accusative lentīscum lentīscōs
Ablative lentīscō lentīscīs
Vocative lentīsce lentīscī

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Catalan: llentisc
  • Spanish: lentisco
  • Italian: lentisco
  • ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *lentīsculus

References
  • “lentiscus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “lentiscus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • lentiscus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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