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.
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.ra.kis/,
arachis f (genitive arachidis); third declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | arachis | arachidēs |
| genitive | arachidis | arachidum |
| dative | arachidī | arachidibus |
| accusative | arachidem | arachidēs |
| ablative | arachide | arachidibus |
| vocative | arachis | arachidēs |