terebinthus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τερέβινθος (terébinthos), variant of τέρμινθος (términthos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /te.reˈbin.tʰus/, [t̪ɛrɛˈbɪn̪t̪ʰʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /te.reˈbin.tus/, [t̪ereˈbin̪t̪us]

Noun

terebinthus m (genitive terebinthī); second declension

1. terebinth (turpentine) tree

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	terebinthus	terebinthī
genitive	terebinthī	terebinthōrum
dative	terebinthō	terebinthīs
accusative	terebinthum	terebinthōs
ablative	terebinthō	terebinthīs
vocative	terebinthe	terebinthī

Descendants

• Catalan: terebint
• ⇒ Old French: terbentine, turbentine (fom τερεβίνθινος (terebínthinos), with -ινος (-inos))
  • French: terbentine, terebentine, terebinthine, térébenthine
  • → Middle English: terebentyne, terbentyne, turbentine
    • English: turpentine
• Galician: terebinto
• Italian: terebinto
• Portuguese: terebinto
• Spanish: terebinto

References

• “terebinthus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “terebinthus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• terebinthus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.