adiantum
See also: Adiantum
English
Etymology
From the genus name Adiantum.
Noun
adiantum (plural adiantums or adianta)
- The maidenhair fern and related ferns (of the genus Adiantum)
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀδίαντον (adíanton).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /a.diˈan.tum/, [äd̪iˈän̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.diˈan.tum/, [äd̪iˈän̪t̪um]
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | adiantum | adianta |
Genitive | adiantī | adiantōrum |
Dative | adiantō | adiantīs |
Accusative | adiantum | adianta |
Ablative | adiantō | adiantīs |
Vocative | adiantum | adianta |
Descendants
- Portuguese: adianto
References
- “adiantum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- adiantum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin adiantum, from Ancient Greek ἀδίαντον (adíanton).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈdjan.tum/
- Rhymes: -antum
- Syllabification: a‧dian‧tum
Noun
adiantum n
- adiantum, maidenhair (any fern of the genus Adiantum)
- Synonyms: niekropień, złotowłos
Declension
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