ricinus

See also: Ricinus

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of Proto-Indo-European *rik- (compare Persian رشک‎ (rišk), Sanskrit लिक्षा (likṣā)).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈri.ki.nus/, [ˈrɪ.kɪ.nʊs]

Noun

ricinus m (genitive ricinī); second declension

  1. tick (arachnid)
  2. castor, croton (a kind of plant)
  3. mulberry seeds

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative ricinus ricinī
genitive ricinī ricinōrum
dative ricinō ricinīs
accusative ricinum ricinōs
ablative ricinō ricinīs
vocative ricine ricinī

Descendants

References

  • ricinus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ricinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.