ranunculus
See also: Ranunculus
English
Ranunculus repens
Etymology
From Latin rānunculus.
Noun
ranunculus (plural ranunculuses or ranunculi)
- Any plant of the genus Ranunculus; the buttercup or crowfoot.
Synonyms
- (genus Ranunculus): buttercup, crowfoot
Related terms
- ranunculaceous
Translations
buttercup — see buttercup
Finnish
Etymology
< Latin
Noun
ranunculus
- (rare, botany) ranunculus (plant of the genus Ranunculus)
Declension
| Inflection of ranunculus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ranunculus | ranunculukset | |
| genitive | ranunculuksen | ranunculusten ranunculuksien | |
| partitive | ranunculusta | ranunculuksia | |
| illative | ranunculukseen | ranunculuksiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ranunculus | ranunculukset | |
| accusative | nom. | ranunculus | ranunculukset |
| gen. | ranunculuksen | ||
| genitive | ranunculuksen | ranunculusten ranunculuksien | |
| partitive | ranunculusta | ranunculuksia | |
| inessive | ranunculuksessa | ranunculuksissa | |
| elative | ranunculuksesta | ranunculuksista | |
| illative | ranunculukseen | ranunculuksiin | |
| adessive | ranunculuksella | ranunculuksilla | |
| ablative | ranunculukselta | ranunculuksilta | |
| allative | ranunculukselle | ranunculuksille | |
| essive | ranunculuksena | ranunculuksina | |
| translative | ranunculukseksi | ranunculuksiksi | |
| instructive | — | ranunculuksin | |
| abessive | ranunculuksetta | ranunculuksitta | |
| comitative | — | ranunculuksineen | |
Synonyms
- leinikki
Latin
rānunculī (tadpoles)
Etymology
The diminutive of rāna (“frog”) + -unculus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /raːˈnun.ku.lus/, [raːˈnʊŋ.kʊ.ɫʊs]
Noun
rānunculus m (genitive rānunculī); second declension
- a little frog, polliwog, tadpole
- buttercup, crowfoot (Ranunculus)
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rānunculus | rānunculī |
| Genitive | rānunculī | rānunculōrum |
| Dative | rānunculō | rānunculīs |
| Accusative | rānunculum | rānunculōs |
| Ablative | rānunculō | rānunculīs |
| Vocative | rānuncule | rānunculī |
Related terms
- rāna
- rānula
Descendants
- English: ranunculus
- French: grenouille, renoncule
- Italian: ranocchio
- Spanish: renacuajo
- Translingual: Ranunculus
References
- ranunculus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ranunculus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ranunculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette