adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
dūlcamārus
dūlcamārus (feminine dūlcamāra, neuter dūlcamārum)
Classical[duːɫ.kaˈmaː.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[dul.kaˈmaː.rus]
Meaning
- adjectiveboth sweet and bitter, bittersweet
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dūlcamārus | dūlcamāra | dūlcamārum |
| genitive | dūlcamārī | dūlcamārae | dūlcamārī |
| dative | dūlcamārō | dūlcamārae | dūlcamārō |
| accusative | dūlcamārum | dūlcamāram | dūlcamārum |
| ablative | dūlcamārō | dūlcamārā | dūlcamārō |
| vocative | dūlcamāre | dūlcamāra | dūlcamārum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dūlcamārī | dūlcamārae | dūlcamāra |
| genitive | dūlcamārōrum | dūlcamārārum | dūlcamārōrum |
| dative | dūlcamārīs | dūlcamārīs | dūlcamārīs |
| accusative | dūlcamārōs | dūlcamārās | dūlcamāra |
| ablative | dūlcamārīs | dūlcamārīs | dūlcamārīs |
| vocative | dūlcamārī | dūlcamārae | dūlcamāra |
Origins
From dulcis (“sweet”) + amārus (“bitter”).
Descendants
- Englishdulcamara
- Italiandulcamara
- Portuguesedulcamara
- Spanishdulcamara