caprifolium

See also: Caprifolium

Latin

Alternative forms

caprefolium

Etymology

From caper (“goat”) +‎ folium (“leaf”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ka.priˈfo.li.um/, [ka.prɪˈfɔ.li.ũ]

Noun

caprifolium n (genitive caprifoliī or caprifolī); second declension

honeysuckle

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	caprifolium	caprifolia
Genitive	caprifoliī caprifolī¹	caprifoliōrum
Dative	caprifoliō	caprifoliīs
Accusative	caprifolium	caprifolia
Ablative	caprifoliō	caprifoliīs
Vocative	caprifolium	caprifolia

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants

French: chèvrefeuille
Galician: cadrifollo
Italian: caprifoglio

Romanian: caprifoi
Spanish: caprifoliáceo
Translingual: Caprifolium

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