florilegus

Latin

Etymology

Derived from flōs (“flower”) +‎ -legus (suffix indicating a gathering role).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /floːˈri.le.ɡus/, [fɫoːˈrɪ.ɫɛ.ɡʊs]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /floˈri.le.ɡus/, [floˈriː.le.ɡus]

Adjective

flōrilegus (feminine flōrilega, neuter flōrilegum); first/second declension

  1. (of bees) flower-gathering (attributive)

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative flōrilegus flōrilega flōrilegum flōrilegī flōrilegae flōrilega
Genitive flōrilegī flōrilegae flōrilegī flōrilegōrum flōrilegārum flōrilegōrum
Dative flōrilegō flōrilegae flōrilegō flōrilegīs flōrilegīs flōrilegīs
Accusative flōrilegum flōrilegam flōrilegum flōrilegōs flōrilegās flōrilega
Ablative flōrilegō flōrilegā flōrilegō flōrilegīs flōrilegīs flōrilegīs
Vocative flōrilege flōrilega flōrilegum flōrilegī flōrilegae flōrilega

Derived terms

References
  • florilegus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • florilegus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • florilegus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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