laurocerasus

See also: Laurocerasus

Latin

Etymology

laurus (“laurel”) +‎ cerasus (“cherry”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɫau̯.rɔˈkɛ.ra.sʊs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [lau̯.roˈt͡ʃɛː.ra.s̬us]

Noun

laurocerasus m (genitive laurocerasī); second declension

(Renaissance Latin, botany) cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	laurocerasus	laurocerasī
genitive	laurocerasī	laurocerasōrum
dative	laurocerasō	laurocerasīs
accusative	laurocerasum	laurocerasōs
ablative	laurocerasō	laurocerasīs
vocative	laurocerase	laurocerasī

Descendants

Italian: lauroceraso
Spanish: lauroceraso
→ Russian: лавровишня (lavrovišnja) (calque)