noun · femininesecond declension
terebinthus
terebinthus f (genitive terebinthī)
Classical[tɛ.rɛˈbɪn.tʰʊs]Ecclesiastical[te.reˈbin.tus]
Meaning
- feminineterebinth (turpentine) tree
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | terebinthus | terebinthī |
| genitive | terebinthī | terebinthōrum |
| dative | terebinthō | terebinthīs |
| accusative | terebinthum | terebinthōs |
| ablative | terebinthō | terebinthīs |
| vocative | terebinthe | terebinthī |
tĕrĕbinthus, i, f., = τερέβινθος,
I. the terebinth or turpentine-tree: Pistacia terebinthus, Linn.; Plin. 13, 6, 12, § 54; 24, 6, 18, § 27; Verg. A. 10, 136.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
terebinthus ī, f
, τερέβιντηος, the terebinth, turpentine-tree, V.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek τερέβινθος (terébinthos), variant of τέρμινθος (términthos).
Descendants
- Catalanterebint
- Frenchterbentinefrom Old French terbentine
- Englishturpentinefrom Old French terbentine
- GermanTerpentin
- Italianterebinto
- Portugueseterebinto
- Spanishterebinto
- Galicianterebinto
In English words that came into English from terebinthus
- terebinthterebinthus