LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

oxalis

oxalis f (genitive oxalidis)

Meaning

  1. feminineA kind of sorrel

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeoxalisoxalidēs
genitiveoxalidisoxalidum
dativeoxalidīoxalidibus
accusativeoxalidemoxalidēs
ablativeoxalideoxalidibus
vocativeoxalisoxalidēs

oxălis, ĭdis, f., = ὀξαλίς,
I. a sort of sorrel, garden sorrel, Plin. 20, 21, 85, § 231.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  2. Ancient Greek ὀξύς(oxús)
  3. Ancient Greek ὄξος(óxos)?
  4. Ancient Greek ὀξύς(oxús)?
  5. Latinoxalis

Ancient Greek ὀξαλίς (oxalís)bor. Latin oxalis From Ancient Greek ὀξαλίς (oxalís).

Descendants
  • TranslingualOxalis

Quick answers

What does oxalis mean in Latin?
oxalis, a noun, means “A kind of sorrel”.
What is the genitive of oxalis?
The genitive singular is oxalidis. oxalis is feminine, third declension.
Where does oxalis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? → Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) → Ancient Greek ὄξος (óxos)? → Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús)? → Latin oxalis.