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Cerasus

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Translingual

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Etymology

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Latin cerasus (cherry)

Proper noun

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Cerasus m

  1. (archaic) Prunus (genus)
  2. Prunus subg. Cerasus (subgenus)

Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Κερασοῦς (Kerasoûs).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Cerasūs f sg (genitive Cerasūntis); third declension

  1. A town of Pontus situated west of Trapezus

Declension

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Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Cerasūs
genitive Cerasūntis
dative Cerasūntī
accusative Cerasūntem
ablative Cerasūnte
vocative Cerasūs
locative Cerasūntī
Cerasūnte

References

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  • Cerasus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly