"crocus" meaning in Latin

See crocus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈkrɔ.kʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈkrɔː.kus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek κρόκος (krókos, “crocus”). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|κρόκος|t=crocus}} Ancient Greek κρόκος (krókos, “crocus”) Head templates: {{la-noun|crocus<2>}} crocus m (genitive crocī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|crocus<2>}} Forms: crocī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], crocus [nominative, singular], crocī [nominative, plural], crocī [genitive, singular], crocōrum [genitive, plural], crocō [dative, singular], crocīs [dative, plural], crocum [accusative, singular], crocōs [accusative, plural], crocō [ablative, singular], crocīs [ablative, plural], croce [singular, vocative], crocī [plural, vocative], crocum [alternative]
  1. crocus, saffron Tags: declension-2, masculine

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "categories": [
        "Latin 2-syllable words",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin masculine nouns",
        "Latin masculine nouns in the second declension",
        "Latin nouns",
        "Latin second declension nouns",
        "Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek",
        "Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
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        "la:Flowers",
        "la:Spices and herbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "crocus, saffron"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "crocus",
          "#English"
        ],
        [
          "saffron",
          "saffron"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkrɔ.kʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkrɔː.kus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "crocus"
}

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