phragmites
See also: Phragmites
English
Wikispecies
Etymology
From Latin phragmītēs, from Ancient Greek φραγμίτης (phragmítēs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɹæɡˈmaɪtiːz/
Noun
phragmites (plural phragmites)
- Any of several perennial reeds, of the genus Phragmites, found in wetlands.
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek φραγμίτης (phragmítēs).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pʰraɡˈmiː.teːs/
Noun
phragmītēs m (genitive phragmītis); third declension
- a kind of reed
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | phragmītēs | phragmītēs |
| Genitive | phragmītis | phragmītum |
| Dative | phragmītī | phragmītibus |
| Accusative | phragmītem | phragmītēs |
| Ablative | phragmīte | phragmītibus |
| Vocative | phragmītēs | phragmītēs |
Descendants
- English: phragmites
- Translingual: Phragmites
References
- phragmites in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- phragmites in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette