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Latin
Etymology
From rōs (“dew, moisture”) + marīnus (“marine, of the sea”). Literally meaning "dew of the sea".
Pronunciation
Noun
rōsmarīnus m (variously declined, genitive rōrismarīnī or rōsmarīnī); third declension, second declension
- (botany) rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus, syn. Rosmarinus officinalis)
Declension
Third-declension noun with a second-declension noun or second-declension noun.
Synonyms
Hyponyms
- zēa (mentioned by Pseudo-Apulejus)
Descendants
References
- “"Ros marinus, marinus ros, or in one word, rosmarinus" s.v. "rōs, rōris, m."”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- rosmarinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1369.
ros in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1369.