noun · femininesecond declension
sambūcus1
sambūcus f (genitive sambūcī)
Classical[samˈbuː.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[samˈbuː.kus]
Meaning
- elder tree, elderberry
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sambūcus | sambūcī sabūcī |
| genitive | sambūcī sabūcī | sambūcōrum sabūcōrum |
| dative | sambūcō sabūcō | sambūcīs sabūcīs |
| accusative | sambūcum sabūcum | sambūcōs sabūcōs |
| ablative | sambūcō sabūcō | sambūcīs sabūcīs |
| vocative | sambūce sabūce | sambūcī sabūcī |
sambūcus (săbūcus, ap. Ser. Samm.), i, f.,
I. an elder-tree, Plin. 16, 18, 30, § 74; 17, 20, 34, § 151 al.; Ser. Samm. 7, 100; 19, 337; 27, 503 al.—Hence, sambū-cum, i, n., the fruit of the elder, elder-berries, Scrib. Comp. 160.
Origins
Masculine form of sambūca (“ancient stringed instrument of Asiatic origin”), as the wind instrument was made from the wood of the elder tree. + -ūcus was a suffix common to several other plant names.
Elsewhere
- Italiansambuco
- Occitansambuc
- Sardiniansambucu
- Lombardsambugh
- Siciliansammucu
- Venetansanbugo
- Venetansanbuc
Borrowings
- Englishsambuca
- TranslingualSambucus
In English words that came into English from sambūcus
- sambucasambūcus