ampelos
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄμπελος (ámpelos, “vine”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈam.pɛ.ɫɔs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈam.pe.los]
Noun
ampelos f (genitive ampelī); second declension
- a vine
Declension
Second-declension noun (Greek-type).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ampelos | ampelī ampeloe |
| genitive | ampelī | ampelōrum |
| dative | ampelō | ampelīs |
| accusative | ampelon | ampelōs |
| ablative | ampelō | ampelīs |
| vocative | ampele | ampelī ampeloe |
Derived terms
- ampelos agria (in Pliny's Natural History)
- ampelos Chironia, ampelos chironia (in Pliny's Natural History)
- ampelos leuce (in Pliny's Natural History)
Descendants
- Translingual: Ampelopsis, Ampelocissus, Ampelocalamus, Ampelodesmos, Ampelophaga, Ampelosicyos
References
- “ampelos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ampelos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “ampelos”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly