restio

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English

Noun

restio (plural restios)

  1. (botany) Any member of the family Restionaceae of perennial, evergreen, rush-like flowering plants native to the Southern Hemisphere.

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Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin *restivus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reˈsti.o/
  • Rhymes: -io
  • Hyphenation: re‧stì‧o

Adjective

restio (feminine restia, masculine plural restii, feminine plural restie)

  1. reluctant, unwilling

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Latin

Etymology

From restis (“rope”) +‎ -ō.

Pronunciation

Noun

restiō m (genitive restiōnis); third declension

  1. ropemaker

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative restiō restiōnēs
Genitive restiōnis restiōnum
Dative restiōnī restiōnibus
Accusative restiōnem restiōnēs
Ablative restiōne restiōnibus
Vocative restiō restiōnēs

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References

  • “restio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • restio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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