serpyllum

Latin

Alternative forms

  • serpillum, serpullum

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἕρπυλλος (hérpullos). This spelling is educated. In Old Latin the spelling serpullum was dominating, the Greek origin not being well known, and this form stays in speech up to Romance.

Noun

serpyllum n (genitive serpyllī); second declension

  1. wild thyme

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative serpyllum serpylla
genitive serpyllī serpyllōrum
dative serpyllō serpyllīs
accusative serpyllum serpylla
ablative serpyllō serpyllīs
vocative serpyllum serpylla

Descendants

serpullum
  • Catalan: serpoll
  • Occitan: serpol
  • Spanish: serpol
*serpullellum
serpillum

See also

References

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