quercinus

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word quercinus. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word quercinus, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say quercinus in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word quercinus you have here. The definition of the word quercinus will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofquercinus, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Latin

Etymology

From quercus (“oak”) +‎ -īnus. Alternatively, a formation in -ǐnus: compare the plant name fraxinus and other adjectives derived from plant names, such as laurinus or fāginus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

quercī̆nus (feminine quercī̆na, neuter quercī̆num); first/second-declension adjective

  1. oaken

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative quercī̆nus quercī̆na quercī̆num quercī̆nī quercī̆nae quercī̆na
Genitive quercī̆nī quercī̆nae quercī̆nī quercī̆nōrum quercī̆nārum quercī̆nōrum
Dative quercī̆nō quercī̆nō quercī̆nīs
Accusative quercī̆num quercī̆nam quercī̆num quercī̆nōs quercī̆nās quercī̆na
Ablative quercī̆nō quercī̆nā quercī̆nō quercī̆nīs
Vocative quercī̆ne quercī̆na quercī̆num quercī̆nī quercī̆nae quercī̆na

References

  1. ^ Grandgent, Charles Hall (1907) An Introduction to Vulgar Latin (Heath's Modern Language Series), D. C. Heath & Company, page 25
  2. ^ Magni, Elisabetta (2017) “Suffix borrowing and conflict through Latin-Greek hybrid formations”, in Pallas‎, volume 103, pages 289-292

Further reading

  • quercinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • quercinus in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
  • “quercinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia