restio

See also: Restio

English

Noun

restio (plural restios)

  1. (botany) Any member of the Restionaceae, a family of perennial, evergreen, rush-like flowering plants native to the Southern Hemisphere.

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Italian

Adjective

restio (feminine singular restia, masculine plural resti, feminine plural restie)

  1. reluctant, unwilling

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Latin

Etymology

From restis (“rope”) +‎ -ō.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈres.ti.oː/, [ˈrɛs.ti.oː]

Noun

restiō f (genitive restiōnis); third declension

  1. ropemaker

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative restiō restiōnēs
genitive restiōnis restiōnum
dative restiōnī restiōnibus
accusative restiōnem restiōnēs
ablative restiōne restiōnibus
vocative restiō restiōnēs

References

  • restio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • restio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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