oryza

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὄρῡζα (órūza), ὄρῡζον (órūzon); see there for more.

Pronunciation

Noun

orȳza f (genitive orȳzae); first declension

  1. (Late Latin) rice

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative orȳza orȳzae
Genitive orȳzae orȳzārum
Dative orȳzae orȳzīs
Accusative orȳzam orȳzās
Ablative orȳzā orȳzīs
Vocative orȳza orȳzae

References

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