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noun · masculinesecond declension

tamarindus

tamarindus m (genitive tamarindī)
Classical[ta.maˈrɪn.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[ta.maˈrin.dus]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinmasculinetamarind

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetamarindustamarindī
genitivetamarindītamarindōrum
dativetamarindōtamarindīs
accusativetamarindumtamarindōs
ablativetamarindōtamarindīs
vocativetamarindetamarindī

Origins

Borrowed from Arabic تَمْر هِنْدِيّ (tamr hindiyy).

Old Galician-Portuguese
  • Portuguesetamarindo
  • Portuguesetamarinho
  • Portuguesetambarino
  • Portuguesetambarina
  • Portuguesetamarina
  • Galiciantamarindo
Elsewhere
  • Frenchtamarinfrom Old French tamarinde
  • Italiantamarindofrom Old French tamarinde
  • GermanTamarindefrom Old French tamarinde
  • Englishtamarindfrom Old French tamarinde
  • Spanishtamarindo
  • Danishtamarindefrom Old French tamarinde
  • Dutchtamarindefrom Old French tamarinde
  • Russianтамари́нд
  • Japaneseタマリンドfrom Spanish tamarindo
  • Finnishtamarindifrom Swedish tamarind

In English words that came into English from tamarindus

  • tamarindtamarindus

Quick answers

What does tamarindus mean in Latin?
tamarindus, a noun, means “tamarind”.
What is the genitive of tamarindus?
The genitive singular is tamarindī. tamarindus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce tamarindus?
In classical Latin, [ta.maˈrɪn.dʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ta.maˈrin.dus].