Philadelphus
See also: philadelphus
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Philadelphus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Hydrangeaceae – mock oranges.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids – clades; Cornales – order; Hydrangeaceae – family; Hydrangeoideae - subfamily; Philadelpheae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Philadelphus coronarius - type species
References
- Philadelphus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Philadelphus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Philadelphus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φιλάδελφος (Philádelphos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pʰɪ.ɫaˈdɛɫ.pʰʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [fi.laˈd̪ɛl.fus]
Proper noun
Philadelphus m sg (genitive Philadelphī); second declension
- a male given name from Ancient Greek
Declension
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Philadelphus |
| genitive | Philadelphī |
| dative | Philadelphō |
| accusative | Philadelphum |
| ablative | Philadelphō |
| vocative | Philadelphe |
| locative | Philadelphī |
Descendants
- Translingual: Philadelphus
- French: Philadelphe
References
- “Philadelphus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Philadelphus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.