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Webster 1828 Edition
Lentiscus
LENTIS'CUS
,Noun.
A tree of the genus Pistacia, the mastichtree, a native of Arabia, Persia, Syria, and the south of Europe. The wood is of a pale brown, resinous and fragrant. [See Mastich.]
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lentiscus
lentiscus
Latin
Etymology
Perhaps from lentus (“flexible, pliant”) + -iscus
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /lenˈtis.kus/, [ɫɛnˈtɪs.kʊs]
Noun
lentiscus f (genitive lentiscī); second declension
- The mastic-tree (Pistacia lentiscus)
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lentiscus | lentiscī |
| genitive | lentiscī | lentiscōrum |
| dative | lentiscō | lentiscīs |
| accusative | lentiscum | lentiscōs |
| ablative | lentiscō | lentiscīs |
| vocative | lentisce | lentiscī |
Derived terms
Related terms
- lentēscō
References
- lentiscus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- lentiscus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “lentiscus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.