Rhamnus
See also: rhamnus
Translingual
Etymology
Late Latin rhamnus (“a thorn bush”), from Ancient Greek ῥάμνος (rhámnos, “various prickly shrubs, such as boxthorn, Lycium europaeum; stone buckthorn, Rhamnus lycioides subsp. graeca, syn. Rhamnus graeca; and black buckthorn, Rhamnus oleoides”).
Proper noun
Rhamnus f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Rhamnaceae – the buckthorns.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Rosales - order; Rhamnaceae - family; Rhamneae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Rhamnus cathartica, Rhamnus alaternus; for other species see
Rhamnus on WikispeciesWikispecies or 
Rhamnus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Derived terms
- Bathiorhamnus
- Rhamnella
- Rhamnidium
- †Rhamnites
References
- Rhamnus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Rhamnus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Rhamnus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Rhamnus at USDA Plants database
- Rhamnus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Rhamnus at Encyclopedia of Life
- Rhamnus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Rhamneae at APWeb
- Rhamnus at The Plant List
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ῥαμνοῦς (Rhamnoûs).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈram.nuːs/, [ˈrämnuːs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈram.nus/, [ˈrämnus]
Proper noun
Rhamnūs f sg (genitive Rhamnūntis); third declension
- A town of Attica, famous for the temple of Themis
Declension
Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Rhamnūs |
| Genitive | Rhamnūntis |
| Dative | Rhamnūntī |
| Accusative | Rhamnūntem |
| Ablative | Rhamnūnte |
| Vocative | Rhamnūs |
| Locative | Rhamnūntī Rhamnūnte |
References
- “Rhamnus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Rhamnus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Rhamnus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette