LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininesecond declension

ampelos

ampelos f (genitive ampelī)
Classical[ˈam.pɛ.ɫɔs]Ecclesiastical[ˈam.pe.los]

Meaning

  1. femininea vine
  2. femininea grapevine, Vitis vinifera

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeampelosampelī
ampeloe
genitiveampelīampelōrum
dativeampelōampelīs
accusativeampelon
ampelum
ampelōs
ablativeampelōampelīs
vocativeampeleampelī
ampeloe

ampĕlŏs, i, f., = ἄμπελος,
I. a vine, grape-vine (used technically; in pure Lat. vitis).
I. Ampelos agria, wild vine (in pure Lat. labrusca), Plin. 23, 1, 14, § 19.—
II. Ampelos chironia, greasewort; in pure Lat. vitis nigra or bryonia, Plin. 23, 1, 17, § 27; 24, 4, 16, § 34.
Ampĕlŏs, i, f.
I. A city of Macedonia, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 37.—
II. A headland and town in Crete, Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 59.
Ampĕlŏs, i, m.,
I. a beautiful youth, loved by Bacchus, Ov. F. 3, 409.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄμπελος (ámpelos, “vine”).

Quick answers

What does ampelos mean in Latin?
ampelos, a noun, means “a vine”.
What is the genitive of ampelos?
The genitive singular is ampelī. ampelos is feminine, second declension.
How do you pronounce ampelos?
In classical Latin, [ˈam.pɛ.ɫɔs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈam.pe.los].