lentiscus

English

Etymology

Latin lentiscus

Noun

lentiscus

  1. The mastic-tree (Pistacia lentiscus).

Synonyms

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Perhaps from lentus (“flexible, pliant”) +‎ -iscus

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /lenˈtis.kus/, [ɫɛnˈtɪs.kʊs]

Noun

lentiscus f (genitive lentiscī); second declension

  1. The mastic-tree (Pistacia lentiscus)

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative lentiscus lentiscī
genitive lentiscī lentiscōrum
dative lentiscō lentiscīs
accusative lentiscum lentiscōs
ablative lentiscō lentiscīs
vocative lentisce lentiscī

Derived terms

  • lentēscō

References

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