persea

See also: Persea

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek περσέα (perséa).

Pronounciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈper.se.a/, [ˈpɛr.se.a]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈper.se.a/, [ˈpɛr.sɛ.a]

Noun

persea f (genitive perseae); first declension

kind of sacred tree in Egypt and Persia

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	persea	perseae
Genitive	perseae	perseārum
Dative	perseae	perseīs
Accusative	perseam	perseās
Ablative	perseā	perseīs
Vocative	persea	perseae

Descendants

→ Translingual: Persea

References

persea in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
persea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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