LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

clēmatis

clēmatis f (genitive clēmatidis)
Classical[ˈkɫeː.ma.tɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈklɛː.ma.tis]

Meaning

  1. the name of various climbing plants

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeclēmatisclēmatidēs
genitiveclēmatidisclēmatidum
dativeclēmatidīclēmatidibus
accusativeclēmatidemclēmatidēs
ablativeclēmatideclēmatidibus
vocativeclēmatisclēmatidēs

clēmătis, ĭdis, f., = κληματίς,
I. the name of various climbing plants, as Vinca minor, Linn., etc.; Plin. 24, 10, 49, § 84; 24, 15, 88, § 138; 24, 15, 89, § 139; and 24, 15, 90, § 141.

Origins

From Ancient Greek κληματίς (klēmatís).

Descendants
  • Englishclematis
  • Frenchclématite
  • Italianclematide
  • Portugueseclematite
  • Romanianclematită
  • Bulgarianклематис
  • Dutchclematis
  • Finnishklematis
  • Norwegianklematis
  • Russianклема́тис

In English words that came into English from clēmatis

  • clematisclēmatis

Quick answers

What does clēmatis mean in Latin?
clēmatis, a noun, means “the name of various climbing plants”.
What is the genitive of clēmatis?
The genitive singular is clēmatidis. clēmatis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce clēmatis?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɫeː.ma.tɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈklɛː.ma.tis].