larix

See also: Larix and làrix

Latin

larix (the larch)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λάριξ (lárix), loaned from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *daru, from Proto-Indo-European *dóru.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈla.riks/, [ˈɫa.rɪks]

Noun

larix f (genitive laricis); third declension

larch (Larix, tree)

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	larix	laricēs
Genitive	laricis	laricum
Dative	laricī	laricibus
Accusative	laricem	laricēs
Ablative	larice	laricibus
Vocative	larix	laricēs

Descendants

→ Basque: laritz
→ Catalan: làrix
→ Dutch: lariks
→ Estonian: lehis
→ Finnish: lehtikuusi
→ Georgian: ლარიქსი (lariksi)
→ Greek: λάρικας (lárikas)
→ Italian: larice
→ Old High German: larihha, lerihha
- Middle High German: larche, lerche
  - Alemannic German: Läärche
  - Bavarian:
    Cimbrian: lèrch
  - German: Lärche, Larche
    - → Danish: lærk
    - → Dutch: lork
      - Afrikaans: lork
    - → English: larch
    - → Faroese: lerk
    - → Icelandic: lerki
    - → Norwegian: lerk
    - → Swedish: lärk
→ Portuguese: lariço
→ Romanian: larice
→ Scottish Gaelic: learag
→ Translingual: Larix

References

larix in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
larix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
larix in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

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