arachis

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Latin

Etymology

From the taxonomic name Arachis, coined by Linnaeus as an alteration of Ancient Greek ἄραχος (árakhos), an alternative form of ἄρακος (árakos, chickling vetch), and subsequently given a Greek-type inflection.

Pronunciation

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.ra.kis/,

Noun

arachis f (genitive arachidis); third declension

  1. (New Latin) peanut

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative arachis arachidēs
Genitive arachidis arachidum
Dative arachidī arachidibus
Accusative arachidem arachidēs
Ablative arachide arachidibus
Vocative arachis arachidēs