cedrus

See also: Cedrus and cédrus

Latin

cedrus

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros, “applied to species of Juniperus and similar trees”). Compare with its possible mutation citrus.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈke.drus/, [ˈkɛ.drʊs]

Noun

cedrus f (genitive cedrī); second declension

the juniper tree, Juniperus oxycedrus
(by extension) cedar-oil, used to anoint books to preserve them from damage by moth or decay

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	cedrus	cedrī
genitive	cedrī	cedrōrum
dative	cedrō	cedrīs
accusative	cedrum	cedrōs
ablative	cedrō	cedrīs
vocative	cedre	cedrī

Synonyms

(cedar-oil): cedrium

Related terms

cedrelatē
cedria
cedrinus
cedris
cedrium

Descendants

English: cedar
French: cèdre
Galician: cidreira
Italian: cedro
Norman: cèdre

Portuguese: cedro
Romanian: cedru
Spanish: cedro
Translingual: Cedrus

References

cedrus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
cedrus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
cedrus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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