rhus
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ῥοῦς m or f (rhoûs, “sumac”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈrʰuːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈrus]
Noun
rhūs m or f (genitive rhois); third declension
- (botany, pharmacy) any of the sumacs or other plants considered akin, such as those in genus Toxicodendron
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rhūs | rhoē̆s |
| genitive | rhois | rhoum |
| dative | rhoī | rhoibus |
| accusative | rhūn rhum rhoem rhoen |
rhoēs |
| ablative | rhoe | rhoibus |
| vocative | rhūs | rhoēs |
Related terms
- rhoicus
Descendants
- → Translingual: Rhus (learned)
Further reading
- “rhūs”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- rhūs in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.