cynosbatos

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κυνόσβατος (kunósbatos).

Noun

cynosbatos f (genitive cynosbatī); second declension

  1. The dog rose (Rosa canina) or other wild briar.
  2. The blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum).
  3. The caper bush (Capparis spinosa).

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cynosbatos cynosbatī
Genitive cynosbatī cynosbatōrum
Dative cynosbatō cynosbatīs
Accusative cynosbaton cynosbatōs
Ablative cynosbatō cynosbatīs
Vocative cynosbate cynosbatī

Synonyms
  • (black currant): cynapanxis, neurospastos, cynospastos

References
  • “cynosbatos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cynosbatos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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