cynosbatos
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κυνόσβατος (kunósbatos).
Noun
cynosbatos f (genitive cynosbatī); second declension
- The dog rose (Rosa canina) or other wild briar.
- The blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum).
- The caper bush (Capparis spinosa).
Declension
Second-declension noun (Greek-type).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cynosbatos | cynosbatī cynosbatoe |
| genitive | cynosbatī | cynosbatōrum |
| dative | cynosbatō | cynosbatīs |
| accusative | cynosbaton | cynosbatōs |
| ablative | cynosbatō | cynosbatīs |
| vocative | cynosbate | cynosbatī cynosbatoe |
Synonyms
- (black currant): cynapanxis, neurospastos, cynospastos
References
- “cynosbatos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cynosbatos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.