adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
aquifolius
aquifolius (feminine aquifolia, neuter aquifolium)
Classical[a.kʷɪˈfɔ.li.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[a.kʷiˈfɔː.li.us]
aquifolia sg. nom. f.; pl. nom. n.; pl. acc. n.; sg. abl. f.; sg. voc. f.; pl. voc. n.
Meaning
- adjectivehaving prickly or pointed leaves (such as holly).
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | aquifolius | aquifolia acrufolia | aquifolium acrufolium |
| genitive | aquifoliī acrufoliī | aquifoliae acrufoliae | aquifoliī acrufoliī |
| dative | aquifoliō acrufoliō | aquifoliae acrufoliae | aquifoliō acrufoliō |
| accusative | aquifolium acrufolium | aquifoliam acrufoliam | aquifolium acrufolium |
| ablative | aquifoliō acrufoliō | aquifoliā acrufoliā | aquifoliō acrufoliō |
| vocative | aquifolie acrufolie | aquifolia acrufolia | aquifolium acrufolium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | aquifoliī acrufoliī | aquifoliae acrufoliae | aquifolia acrufolia |
| genitive | aquifoliōrum acrufoliōrum | aquifoliārum acrufoliārum | aquifoliōrum acrufoliōrum |
| dative | aquifoliīs acrufoliīs | aquifoliīs acrufoliīs | aquifoliīs acrufoliīs |
| accusative | aquifoliōs acrufoliōs | aquifoliās acrufoliās | aquifolia acrufolia |
| ablative | aquifoliīs acrufoliīs | aquifoliīs acrufoliīs | aquifoliīs acrufoliīs |
| vocative | aquifoliī acrufoliī | aquifoliae acrufoliae | aquifolia acrufolia |
ăquĭfŏlĭus, a, um, adj. 2. acus-folium, like antiquus from anticus, aquipenser from acipenser,
I. having pointed leaves; hence, aquifolia ilex, or absol.: ăquĭfŏ-lĭa, ae, f., or ăquĭfŏlĭum, ii, n., the holly-tree, or the scarlet holm: llex aquifolium, Linn.; Plin. 16, 8, 12, § 32; 16, 18, 30, § 73, 16, 43, 84, § 230.—And adj.:
vectes aquifolii, made of holly-wood, Cato, R. R. 31.Origins
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der. Proto-Italic *akus Latin acus Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom? Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰolh₁yom? Proto-Italic *foljom Latin folium Latin aquifolius From acus (“needle”) + folium (“leaf”). See also acrifolium.
Elsewhere
- Italianaquifoglio
- Italianagrifoglio
- Catalangrèvol
- Portugueseazevinhofrom Old Galician-Portuguese *azevo
- Spanishacebofrom Old Spanish azevo
- Spanishaquifoliofrom Old Spanish azevo
- Galicianacivrofrom Old Galician-Portuguese *azevo
- Galicianacevofrom Old Galician-Portuguese *azevo
- Galicianaceviñofrom Old Galician-Portuguese *azevo
- Tagalogasebofrom Old Spanish azevo
Old Leonese
- Asturianacebu
- Leoneseacéu