dryopteris

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δρυοπτερίς (druopterís).

Pronunciation

Noun

dryopteris f (genitive dryopteridis); third declension

  1. a kind of fern, possibly a wood fern

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative dryopteris dryopteridēs
genitive dryopteridis dryopteridum
dative dryopteridī dryopteridibus
accusative dryopteridem dryopteridēs
ablative dryopteride dryopteridibus
vocative dryopteris dryopteridēs

Descendants

References

  • dryopteris”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • dryopteris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.