paliurus

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παλίουρος (palíouros).

Pronunciation

Noun

paliūrus m (genitive paliūrī); second declension

  1. Christ's thorn (Paliurus spina-christi)

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative paliūrus paliūrī
genitive paliūrī paliūrōrum
dative paliūrō paliūrīs
accusative paliūrum paliūrōs
ablative paliūrō paliūrīs
vocative paliūre paliūrī

Descendants

  • Aromanian: pãljur
  • French: paliure
  • Romanian: păliur

References

  • “paliurus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “paliurus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • paliurus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “paliurus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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