farnus

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵos (birch). Compare Sanskrit भूर्ज (bhūrjá, Himalayan birch) (Betula utilis), English birch and Latin fraxinus (ash tree).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

farnus f (genitive farnī); second declension

  1. kind of oak

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative farnus farnī
Genitive farnī farnōrum
Dative farnō farnīs
Accusative farnum farnōs
Ablative farnō farnīs
Vocative farne farnī

Descendants

  • Italian: farnia

References

  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959) “bherəɡ-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 138-139
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