What does pteris mean in Latin?

pteris, a noun, means “a species of fern”.

What is the genitive of pteris?

The genitive singular is pteridis. pteris is feminine, third declension.

In classical Latin, [ˈptɛ.rɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈptɛː.ris].

Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- → Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ → Proto-Hellenic *pterón → Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón) → Latin pteris.

noun · femininethird declension

pteris f (genitive pteridis)

Classical[ˈptɛ.rɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈptɛː.ris]

femininea species of fern
Felicis duo genera nec florem habent nec semen. pterim vocant Graeci, alii blachnon, cuius ex una radice conplures exeunt felices bina etiam cubita excedentes longitudine, non graves odore; hanc marem existimant. alterum genus thelypterim Graeci vocant, alii nymphaeam pterim; est autem singularis atque non fruticosa, brevior molliorque et densior, foliis ad radicem canaliculata.77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 27.78
Herbae pteridis, id est filiculae, quae ratis Gallice dicitur, quaeque in fago saepe nascitur, radices tunsae in potione ieiuno dantur cum uino coxarum doloribus laboranti.c. 400 CE, Marcellus Empiricus, De medicamentis 25

ptĕris, ĭdis, f., = πτερίς,

I. a species of fern, Plin. 27, 9, 55, § 78.

Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek -ῐς (-ĭs) Ancient Greek πτέρις (ptéris)bor. Latin pteris Borrowed from Ancient Greek πτέρις (ptéris).

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