vitex
See also: Vitex
English
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Vitex, from Latin vītex.
Noun
vitex (usually uncountable, plural vitexes or vitices)
- Any of several species of the genus Vitex.
- Especially, Vitex rotundifolia, native to Pacific seashores in Asia and Oceania, widely introduced in similar environments.
Synonyms
- (Vitex rotundifolia): beach vitex
Translations
References
- vitex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Vitex rotundifolia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Vitex rotundifolia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Vitex rotundifolia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Latin
Etymology
Of Proto-Indo-European origin. Related to vieō and vītis.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈwiː.tɛks]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈviː.t̪eks]
Noun
vītex f (genitive vīticis); third declension
- chaste tree, Vitex agnus-castus (a small Mediterranean tree)
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vītex | vīticēs |
| genitive | vīticis | vīticum |
| dative | vīticī | vīticibus |
| accusative | vīticem | vīticēs |
| ablative | vītice | vīticibus |
| vocative | vītex | vīticēs |
Descendants
References
- “vitex”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “vitex”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.