cedrus

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See also: Cedrus and cédrus

Latin

cedrus

Etymology

    Borrowed from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros, “applied to species of Juniperus and similar trees”). Compare with its possible mutation citrus.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    cedrus f (genitive cedrī); second declension

    1. a juniper tree (Juniperus oxycedrus)
    2. (by extension) cedar-oil, used to anoint books to preserve them from damage by moth or decay

    Declension

    Second-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative cedrus cedrī
    genitive cedrī cedrōrum
    dative cedrō cedrīs
    accusative cedrum cedrōs
    ablative cedrō cedrīs
    vocative cedre cedrī

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    References

    • “cedrus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “cedrus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • cedrus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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