LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

dūracinus

dūracinus (feminine dūracina, neuter dūracinum)
Classical[duːˈra.kɪ.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[duˈraː.t͡ʃi.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivehard-berried

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedūracinusdūracinadūracinum
genitivedūracinīdūracinaedūracinī
dativedūracinōdūracinaedūracinō
accusativedūracinumdūracinamdūracinum
ablativedūracinōdūracinādūracinō
vocativedūracinedūracinadūracinum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedūracinīdūracinaedūracina
genitivedūracinōrumdūracinārumdūracinōrum
dativedūracinīsdūracinīsdūracinīs
accusativedūracinōsdūracināsdūracina
ablativedūracinīsdūracinīsdūracinīs
vocativedūracinīdūracinaedūracina

dūrăcĭnus, a, um, adj. durus-acinus, orig. of the grape,
I. hard-berried, hard (only fit for eating): uva, Cato R. R. 7, 2; Plin. 14, 1, 3, § 14; Suet. Aug. 76; Mart. 13, 22; cf. vites, Col. 3, 2, 1.—Transf., of other fruits: persica, Plin. 15, 12, 11, § 39; id. 15, 28, 34, § 113; Pall. Febr. 25, 32: cerasa, Plin. 15, 25, 30, § 103.

Origins

From dūrus (“hard”) + acinus (“berry, grape”).

Descendants
  • Frenchduracine
  • Italianduracina
  • Italianduracino
  • Italianduracine
  • Portuguesedurázio
  • Portugueseduraz
  • Spanishdurazno
  • Dalmatiandrucno
  • Classical Syriacܕܘܪܩܝܢܐfrom Ancient Greek δωράκινον
  • Arabicدُرَّاقfrom Ancient Greek δωράκινον

Quick answers

What does dūracinus mean in Latin?
dūracinus, a adjective, means “hard-berried”.
How do you pronounce dūracinus?
In classical Latin, [duːˈra.kɪ.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [duˈraː.t͡ʃi.nus].