damascenus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δαμασκός (Damaskós)

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /da.masˈkeː.nus/, [da.masˈkeː.nʊs]

Adjective

damascēnus (feminine damascēna, neuter damascēnum); first/second declension

  1. Damascene, of or pertaining to Damascus

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative damascēnus damascēna damascēnum damascēnī damascēnae damascēna
genitive damascēnī damascēnae damascēnī damascēnōrum damascēnārum damascēnōrum
dative damascēnō damascēnō damascēnīs
accusative damascēnum damascēnam damascēnum damascēnōs damascēnās damascēna
ablative damascēnō damascēnā damascēnō damascēnīs
vocative damascēne damascēna damascēnum damascēnī damascēnae damascēna

Descendants

  • Galician: ameixa (“plum”)
  • Portuguese: ameixa (“plum”)

References

  • damascenus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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