larix

See also: Larix and làrix

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λάριξ (lárix), possibly a loan from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *daru, from Proto-Indo-European *dóru.

Pronunciation

Noun

larix f (genitive laricis); third declension

  1. larch (Larix, tree)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative larix laricēs
genitive laricis laricum
dative laricī laricibus
accusative laricem laricēs
ablative larice laricibus
vocative larix laricēs

Descendants

  • Franco-Provençal: larze
  • Ligurian: arzo
  • Lombard: lares, lars, larza
  • Romansch: larsch
  • Borrowings:

References

  • larix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • larix”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • larix”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly