racemus

Latin

Etymology

Unknown etymology (Watkins, 1969), probably cognate with Ancient Greek ῥάξ (rháx, “grape”) (root: ῥαγ-, Pre-Greek). Perhaps from an ancient, extinct Mediterranean language. Cognate with Persian ‎ (raz, “vine”)

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /raˈkeː.mus/, [raˈkeː.mʊs]

Noun

racēmus m (genitive racēmi); second declension

cluster or bunch of grapes, berries or similar fruits
- c. 37 BCE – 30 BCE, Virgil, Georgicon 4.269:
  vel psithia passos de vite racemos
  […] or dried clusters of grapes from Psithian vine[s]

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	racēmus	racēmī
Genitive	racēmī	racēmōrum
Dative	racēmō	racēmīs
Accusative	racēmum	racēmōs
Ablative	racēmō	racēmīs
Vocative	racēme	racēmī

Derived terms

Descendants

Catalan: raïm
English: raceme, raisin, racemic
French: raisin
Finnish: rusina
Italian: racemo, racimolo

Occitan: rasim
Portuguese: racimo, racemo
Romanian: racem
Spanish: racimo
Swedish: russin

References

racemus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
racemus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
racemus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
racemus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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