ampelos

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄμπελος (ámpelos, vine).

Pronunciation

Noun

ampelos f (genitive ampelī); second declension

  1. a vine
    1. a grapevine, Vitis vinifera

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ampelos ampelī
Genitive ampelī ampelōrum
Dative ampelō ampelīs
Accusative ampelon ampelōs
Ablative ampelō ampelīs
Vocative ampele ampelī

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References

  • ampelos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ampelos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • ampelos”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly