Amaryllis

See also: amaryllis

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin Amaryllis (a country girl in Virgil's Eclogues), from Ancient Greek Ἀμαρυλλίς (Amarullís, from ἀμαρύσσω (amarússō, I shine)).

Proper noun

Amaryllis f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Amaryllidaceae – includes the belladonna lily, Amaryllis belladonna.

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References

English

Proper noun

Amaryllis

  1. A female given name from Latin or Ancient Greek

German

Etymology

From Latin Amaryllis (a country girl in Virgil's Eclogues), from Ancient Greek Ἀμαρυλλίς (Amarullís, from ἀμαρύσσω (amarússō, I shine)).

Noun

Amaryllis f (genitive Amaryllis, plural Amaryllen)

  1. amaryllis

Declension

Further reading

  • Amaryllis” in Duden online
  • Amaryllis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀμαρυλλίς (Amarullís).

Pronunciation

Noun

Amaryllis f (genitive Amaryllidis); third declension

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Amaryllis
    • 70 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Eclogues 2.14–15:
      nonne fuit satius tristis Amaryllidis iras / atque superba pati fastidia?
      Surely it was better to endure Amaryllis' mournful anger and proud disdain?

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Amaryllis
Genitive Amaryllidis
Dative Amaryllidī
Accusative Amaryllidem
Ablative Amaryllide
Vocative Amaryllis

Descendants

  • English: amaryllis
  • Translingual: Amaryllis
  • Romance:
  • Finnish: amaryllis
  • German: Amaryllis
  • Polish: amarylis
  • Russian: амари́ллис (amaríllis), амари́л (amaríl)
  • Swedish: amaryllis
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