noun · femininesecond declension
ampelos
ampelos f (genitive ampelī)
Classical[ˈam.pɛ.ɫɔs]Ecclesiastical[ˈam.pe.los]
Meaning
- femininea vine
- femininea grapevine, Vitis vinifera
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ampelos | ampelī ampeloe |
| genitive | ampelī | ampelōrum |
| dative | ampelō | ampelīs |
| accusative | ampelon ampelum | ampelōs |
| ablative | ampelō | ampelīs |
| vocative | ampele | ampelī 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”).