viburnum
See also: Viburnum
English
Noun
viburnum (plural viburna)
- Any of many shrubs and trees, of the genus Viburnum, native to the Northern Hemisphere that have showy clusters of flowers.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
plants of the genus Viburnum
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Latin
Alternative forms
- vīburnus, vīburna
Etymology
Unknown, possibly Etruscan. Compare laburnum, alaternus, basterna, lacerna, santerna, pincerna, clarnus, all strongly suspected to be from Etruscan or a related language, although the sound sequence also occurs in words trusted to be native like sturnus, spinturnīx, cōturnīx.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /u̯iːˈbur.num/, [u̯iːˈbʊrnʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /viˈbur.num/, [viˈburnum]
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | vīburnum | vīburna |
| Genitive | vīburnī | vīburnōrum |
| Dative | vīburnō | vīburnīs |
| Accusative | vīburnum | vīburna |
| Ablative | vīburnō | vīburnīs |
| Vocative | vīburnum | vīburna |
References
- viburnum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “viburnum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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