adiantum
See also: Adiantum
English
Etymology
From the genus name Adiantum.
Noun
adiantum (plural adiantums or adianta)
- The maidenhair fern and related ferns (of the genus Adiantum)
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀδίαντον (adíanton).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [a.diˈan.tũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [a.d̪iˈan̪.t̪um]
Noun
adiantum n (genitive adiantī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | adiantum | adianta |
| genitive | adiantī | adiantōrum |
| dative | adiantō | adiantīs |
| accusative | adiantum | adianta |
| ablative | adiantō | adiantīs |
| vocative | adiantum | adianta |
Descendants
- Portuguese: adianto
References
- “adiantum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- adiantum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin adiantum, from Ancient Greek ἀδίαντον (adíanton).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈdjan.tum/
- Rhymes: -antum
- Syllabification: a‧dian‧tum
Noun
adiantum n
- adiantum, maidenhair (any fern of the genus Adiantum)
- Synonyms: niekropień, złotowłos
Declension
Declension of adiantum