terebinthus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τερέβινθος (terébinthos), variant of τέρμινθος (términthos).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /te.reˈbin.tʰus/, [t̪ɛrɛˈbɪn̪t̪ʰʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /te.reˈbin.tus/, [t̪ereˈbin̪t̪us]

Noun

terebinthus m (genitive terebinthī); second declension

  1. terebinth (turpentine) tree

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative terebinthus terebinthī
Genitive terebinthī terebinthōrum
Dative terebinthō terebinthīs
Accusative terebinthum terebinthōs
Ablative terebinthō terebinthīs
Vocative terebinthe terebinthī

Descendants
  • Catalan: terebint
  • Galician: terebinto
  • Italian: terebinto
  • Portuguese: terebinto
  • Spanish: terebinto

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