juncus

See also: Juncus

English

Etymology

From the genus name. Doublet of junco and junk.

Noun

juncus (plural juncuses)

  1. (botany) Any plant of the genus Juncus (the rushes).

Latin

Noun

juncus m (genitive juncī); second declension

  1. Alternative spelling of iuncus

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative juncus juncī
Genitive juncī juncōrum
Dative juncō juncīs
Accusative juncum juncōs
Ablative juncō juncīs
Vocative junce juncī

References
  • “juncus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • juncus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “juncus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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