pruina

English

Noun

pruina

  1. (botany) A white powdery bloom found on some lichens

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *prews- (to freeze; frost). Cognate with prūna (a live coal). More at freeze.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /pruˈiː.na/, [prʊˈiː.na]

Noun

pruīna f (genitive pruīnae); first declension

  1. rime, hoarfrost
  2. vocative singular of pruīna
  3. ablative singular of pruīna

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative pruīna pruīnae
Genitive pruīnae pruīnārum
Dative pruīnae pruīnīs
Accusative pruīnam pruīnās
Ablative pruīnā pruīnīs
Vocative pruīna pruīnae

Descendants

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