LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

Amaryllis

Amaryllis f (genitive Amaryllidis)
Classical[a.maˈryl.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[a.maˈril.lis]

Meaning

  1. femininea female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Amaryllis
    nonne fuit satius tristis Amaryllidis iras / atque superba pati fastidia?Surely it was better to endure Amaryllis' mournful anger and proud disdain?c. 41 BCE – 39 BCE, Vergilius, Eclogae 2.14–15

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAmaryllis—
genitiveAmaryllidis—
dativeAmaryllidī—
accusativeAmaryllidem—
ablativeAmaryllide—
vocativeAmaryllis—

Ămăryllis, ĭdis or ĭdos, f. (acc. Amaryllida; voc. Amarylli), = Ἀμαρυλλίς,
I. name of a shepherdess, Verg. E. 1, 31; 1, 37 al.

Origins

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀμαρυλλίς (Amarullís).

Romance
  • Catalanamarillis
  • Frenchamaryllis
  • Italianamarillide
  • Portugueseamarílis
  • Romanianamarilis
  • Spanishamarilis
Elsewhere
  • Englishamaryllis
  • GermanAmaryllis
  • TranslingualAmaryllis
  • Finnishamaryllis
  • Polishamarylis
  • Russianамари́ллис
  • Russianамари́л
  • Swedishamaryllis

Quick answers

What does Amaryllis mean in Latin?
Amaryllis, a noun, means “a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Amaryllis”.
What is the genitive of Amaryllis?
The genitive singular is Amaryllidis. Amaryllis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Amaryllis?
In classical Latin, [a.maˈryl.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.maˈril.lis].