ros marinus

See also: rosmarinus and Rosmarinus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From rōs (“dew”, “moisture”) + marīnus (“marine”, “of the sea”). Literally meaning "dew of the sea".

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /roːs maˈriː.nus/, [roːs̠ mäˈriːnʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ros maˈri.nus/, [rɔs mäˈriːnus]

Noun

rōs marīnus m (genitive rōris marīnī); third declension

  1. rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus, syn. Rosmarinus officinalis)

Declension

Third-declension noun with a second-declension adjective.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative rōs marīnus rōrēs marīnī
Genitive rōris marīnī rōrum marīnōrum
Dative rōrī marīnō rōribus marīnīs
Accusative rōrem marīnum rōrēs marīnōs
Ablative rōre marīnō rōribus marīnīs
Vocative rōs marīne rōrēs marīnī

Synonyms

Hyponyms
  • zēa (mentioned by Pseudo-Apulejus)

Descendants
  • Breton: roumarin
  • Catalan: romaní
  • Esperanto: rosmareno
  • French: romarin
  • Galician: romeu
  • Italian: rosmarino
  • Norman: romathîn
  • Occitan: romanin
  • Portuguese: rosmarinho
  • Romanian: rozmarin
  • Sardinian: romasinu
  • Translingual: Rosmarinus
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