[ˈɔr.nʊs], [ˈɔr.nus]
OrigoFrom Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃s-. Cognate with Old English æsc (“ash tree; spear (poetic)”). See also English ash.
Compare typologically Russian дуби́на (dubína) (< дуб (dub)). Also compare Ancient Greek δόρυ (dóru, “wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance, pole”) (< Proto-Indo-European *dóru). Also compare ferrum (“iron; iron tool; sword; …”).
- declension-2, femininea mountain ash tree, rowan tree
- declension-2, femininea lance made of the wood of an ash
Formaeornī(genitive) · ornus(nominative, singular) · ornī(nominative, plural) · ornī(genitive, singular) · ornōrum(genitive, plural) · ornō(dative, singular) · ornīs(dative, plural) · ornum(accusative, singular) · ornōs(accusative, plural) · ornō(ablative, singular) · ornīs(ablative, plural) · orne(singular, vocative) · ornī(plural, vocative)
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