persicum

Latin

Etymology 1

Inflected form of persicus (Persian).

Adjective

persicum

  1. inflection of persicus:
    1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
    2. accusative masculine singular

Etymology 2

Ellipsis of persicum pōmum (Persian fruit), from Persae (Persians). Compare Ancient Greek Περσική (Persikḗ, Persia).

Pronunciation

Noun

persicum n (genitive persicī); second declension

  1. peach (fruit)
Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative persicum persica
Genitive persicī persicōrum
Dative persicō persicīs
Accusative persicum persica
Ablative persicō persicīs
Vocative persicum persica
Descendants
  • Istriot:
  • Italo-Romance:
    • Neapolitan: piérzeco
    • Sicilian: pèrsicu
  • Padanian:
  • Southern Gallo-Romance:
    • Aragonese: presiego, prisiego
      Ansotano: presigo
      Belsetán: precieco, presico
      Chistabín: prixego
      Ribagorçan: pressic
    • Catalan: préssec, prèssic
    • Occitan: persèc
      Gascon: persec, pershec, pessec, preshic, persic, pershic
      Limousin: prossec
      Provençal: persègue
      Vivaro-Alpine: persegue
  • Ibero-Romance:
    • Asturian: piescu
    • Galician: pexego, pésago, pésego, pesego, pésigo, péxago, péxego, poxego, préxego, préxigo, príxigo
    • Portuguese: pêssego, pessego
    • Old Spanish: priesco, presco
  • Borrowings:

Etymology 3

Inflected form of persicus (peach tree).

Noun

persicum f

  1. accusative singular of persicus
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