rhoeas

Latin

Alternative forms
  • rhoea

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥοιάς (rhoiás), which could be from ῥέω (rhéō, “I flow, run”) or a Pre-Greek loan.

Pronunciation

Noun

rhoeas f (genitive rhoeadis); third declension

  1. The wild poppy

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative rhoeas rhoeadēs
Genitive rhoeadis rhoeadum
Dative rhoeadī rhoeadibus
Accusative rhoeadem rhoeadēs
Ablative rhoeade rhoeadibus
Vocative rhoeas rhoeadēs

Descendants

References
  • rhoeas in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • rhoeas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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