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ornus.

ash-tree;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈɔr.nʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈɔr.nus]
  1. a mountain ash tree, rowan tree

    declension-2 · feminine
  2. a lance made of the wood of an ash

    declension-2 · feminine
Where this word comes from

From 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; …”).

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