caryophyllus

See also: Caryophyllus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καρυόφυλλον (karuóphullon) reinterpreted as caryon / κάρυον (káruon, “a nut”) + phyllus / φύλλον (phúllon, “a leaf”). Applied by early botanists to the clove (Syzygium aromaticum), formerly Caryophyllus aromatica, and, by similarity of smell, to the clove pink (Dianthus caryophyllus). See Arabic قَرَنْفُل (qaranful) for the actual oriental origin of the word.

Pronunciation

Adjective

caryophyllus (feminine caryophylla, neuter caryophyllum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (New Latin, botany) Resembling or associated with clove.
  2. (New Latin, botany) Resembling or associated with the clove pink.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative caryophyllus caryophylla caryophyllum caryophyllī caryophyllae caryophylla
genitive caryophyllī caryophyllae caryophyllī caryophyllōrum caryophyllārum caryophyllōrum
dative caryophyllō caryophyllae caryophyllō caryophyllīs
accusative caryophyllum caryophyllam caryophyllum caryophyllōs caryophyllās caryophylla
ablative caryophyllō caryophyllā caryophyllō caryophyllīs
vocative caryophylle caryophylla caryophyllum caryophyllī caryophyllae caryophylla

Descendants

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