noun · femininethird declension
arachis
arachis f (genitive arachidis)
Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.ra.kis]
Meaning
- New Latinfemininepeanut
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | arachis | arachidēs |
| genitive | arachidis | arachidum |
| dative | arachidī | arachidibus |
| accusative | arachidem | arachidēs |
| ablative | arachide | arachidibus |
| vocative | arachis | arachidēs |
Origins
From the taxonomic name Arachis, coined by Linnaeus as an alteration of Ancient Greek ἄραχος (árakhos), an alternative form of ἄρακος (árakos, “chickling vetch”), and subsequently given a Greek-type inflection.