florilegus

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Latin

Etymology

Derived from flōs (“flower”) +‎ -legus (suffix indicating a gathering role).

Pronunciation

Adjective

flōrilegus (feminine flōrilega, neuter flōrilegum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (relational, of bees) flower-gathering

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative flōrilegus flōrilega flōrilegum flōrilegī flōrilegae flōrilega
Genitive flōrilegī flōrilegae flōrilegī flōrilegōrum flōrilegārum flōrilegōrum
Dative flōrilegō flōrilegō flōrilegīs
Accusative flōrilegum flōrilegam flōrilegum flōrilegōs flōrilegās flōrilega
Ablative flōrilegō flōrilegā flōrilegō flōrilegīs
Vocative flōrilege flōrilega flōrilegum flōrilegī flōrilegae flōrilega

Derived terms

  • Renaissance Latin: flōrilegium

References

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