frutex
English
References
- “frutex”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Latin
Etymology
Uncertain; proposed derivations include:
- From Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to boil, brew, sprout?”), via shortening of *frūto-, and then connected to Old English brēowan (“to brew”).[1]
- From Proto-Indo-European *bʰruto-[1] or *bʰrutós and then connected to Old High German brōz (“bud, scion, offshoot”), Middle High German briezen (“to bud, swell”) and Old Irish broth (“awn, hair”).[2] Compare English breast, Proto-Celtic *brusū (“belly, abdomen, breast”) and Proto-Slavic *břȗxo (“belly”), all ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to swell”).
- From a root common to Ancient Greek βρύω (brúō, “to swell”) and (perhaps) Proto-West Germanic *krūd (“plant, herb”).[3]
- From Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewd-. Cognates include Old English brēotan (“to break”), Old Irish broth (“awn”) and maybe Lithuanian brùzgas (“bush, shrub”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfru.teks/, [ˈfrʊt̪ɛks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfru.teks/, [ˈfruːt̪eks]
Noun
frutex m (genitive fruticis); third declension
- shrub, bush
- trunk (of a tree)
- (informal) blockhead
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:homo stultus
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | frutex | fruticēs |
| Genitive | fruticis | fruticum |
| Dative | fruticī | fruticibus |
| Accusative | fruticem | fruticēs |
| Ablative | frutice | fruticibus |
| Vocative | frutex | fruticēs |
Derived terms
References
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “frutex”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 170, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 170
- Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1938) “frutex”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 554
- “frutex”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “frutex”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- frutex in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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