cerasus
See also: Cerasus and Κερασοῦς
Latin
Alternative forms
- cerasum n
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κερασός (kerasós, “bird cherry”), possibly of Anatolian origin.
Noun
cerasus f (genitive cerasī); second declension
- cherry tree
- cherry
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cerasus | cerasī |
| Genitive | cerasī | cerasōrum |
| Dative | cerasō | cerasīs |
| Accusative | cerasum | cerasōs |
| Ablative | cerasō | cerasīs |
| Vocative | cerase | cerasī |
Related terms
- ceresia
Descendants
- Aromanian: ciresh, tsiresh
- Italian: ceraso, ciliegio
- Romanian: cireș
- Spanish: cerezo
References
- cerasus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cerasus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- cerasus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- cerasus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- cerasus in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly