picris
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Picris.
Pronunciation
Noun
picris f (plural picris)
- a type of sunflower of the genus Picris
- Synonym: picride
- Hypernym: astéracées
- Hyponym: picris fausse-épervière
Derived terms
Further reading
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πικρίς (pikrís).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpi.kris/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpi.kris/,
Noun
picris f (genitive picridis); third declension
- a bitter lettuce
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | picris | picridēs |
| genitive | picridis | picridum |
| dative | picridī | picridibus |
| accusative | picridem | picridēs |
| ablative | picride | picridibus |
| vocative | picris | picridēs |
Descendants
- Translingual: Picris
References
- “picris”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- picris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.