clematis
See also: Clematis
English
Etymology
From Latin clematis, from Ancient Greek κληματιτής (klēmatitḗs), κλεματισ (klematis), from κλήμα (klḗma, “vine, branch with vines”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklɛmətɪs/
Noun
clematis (plural clematises or clematis)
- (botany) Any plant of the genus Clematis, vigorous climbing lianas found throughout the temperate zones.
Translations
any plant of the genus Clematis
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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κληματίς (klēmatís).
Noun
clēmatis f (genitive clēmatidis); third declension
- the name of various climbing plants
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | clēmatis | clēmatidēs |
| genitive | clēmatidis | clēmatidum |
| dative | clēmatidī | clēmatidibus |
| accusative | clēmatidem | clēmatidēs |
| ablative | clēmatide | clēmatidibus |
| vocative | clēmatis | clēmatidēs |
Descendants
- Translingual: Clematis
References
- clematis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- clematis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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