smilax
See also: Smilax
English
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
smilax (plural smilaxes)
- Any member of the Smilax genus of greenbriers.
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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σμῖλαξ (smîlax).
Noun
smīlax f (genitive smīlacis); third declension
- The greenbrier or sarsaparilla (vine of the genus Smilax)
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | smīlax | smīlacēs |
| genitive | smīlacis | smīlacum |
| dative | smīlacī | smīlacibus |
| accusative | smīlacem | smīlacēs |
| ablative | smīlace | smīlacibus |
| vocative | smīlax | smīlacēs |
Descendants
- Italian: smilace
- Translingual: Smilax
References
- smilax in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- smilax in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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