Schoenus

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Translingual

Schoenus ferrugineus

Etymology

From Latin schoenus, from Ancient Greek σχοῖνος (skhoînos).

Proper noun

Schoenus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cyperaceae – bog rush.

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Latin

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σχοῖνος (Skhoînos).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Schoenus m sg (genitive Schoenī); second declension

  1. a town of Boeotia situated in the territory of Thebae

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Schoenus
Genitive Schoenī
Dative Schoenō
Accusative Schoenum
Ablative Schoenō
Vocative Schoene
Locative Schoenī

References

  • Schoenos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “Schoenus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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