myrtillus

See also: Myrtillus

Latin

Etymology

myrtus (“myrtle”) +‎ -illus (diminutive suffix); the stem is from Ancient Greek μύρτος (múrtos, “myrtle”), of Semitic origin.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /myrˈtil.lus/, [mʏrˈt̪ɪlːʲʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /mirˈtil.lus/, [mirˈt̪ilːus]

Noun

myrtillus m (genitive myrtillī); second declension

(Medieval Latin) blueberry

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	myrtillus	myrtillī
Genitive	myrtillī	myrtillōrum
Dative	myrtillō	myrtillīs
Accusative	myrtillum	myrtillōs
Ablative	myrtillō	myrtillīs
Vocative	myrtille	myrtillī

Descendants

→ French: myrtille
→ Italian: mirtillo
→ Portuguese: mirtilo
→ Spanish: mirtilo

Further reading

“myrtillus”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011

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