cinnabaris
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κιννάβαρι (kinnábari), from perhaps Arabic زنجفرة (zinjifra), a borrowing from Persian شنگرف (shangarf), of unknown origin.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kinˈna.ba.ris/, [kɪnˈna.ba.rɪs]
Noun
cinnabaris f (genitive cinnabaris); third declension)
- dragon's blood (resin, the colour of cinnabar)
Inflection
Third declension, alternative accusative singular in -im, alternative ablative singular in -ī and accusative plural in -īs.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cinnabaris | cinnabarēs |
| Genitive | cinnabaris | cinnabarium |
| Dative | cinnabarī | cinnabaribus |
| Accusative | cinnabarem cinnabarim |
cinnabarēs cinnabarīs |
| Ablative | cinnabare cinnabarī |
cinnabaribus |
| Vocative | cinnabaris | cinnabarēs |
References
- cinnabaris in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cinnabaris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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