ricinus

See also: Ricinus

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of Proto-Indo-European *rik-. Cognate with Persian ‎ (rišk), Sanskrit रिक्षा (rikṣā)).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈri.ki.nus/, [ˈrɪ.kɪ.nʊs]

Noun

ricinus m (genitive ricinī); second declension

tick (arachnid)
castor, croton (a kind of plant)
mulberry seeds

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ricinus	ricinī
Genitive	ricinī	ricinōrum
Dative	ricinō	ricinīs
Accusative	ricinum	ricinōs
Ablative	ricinō	ricinīs
Vocative	ricine	ricinī

Descendants

(castor):
- Translingual: Ricinus
- Catalan: ricí
- English: ricin
- French: ricin
- Italian: ricina
- Romanian: ricin
- Spanish: ricino

(tick):
- Albanian: rriqër
- Dalmatian: drecno
- Spanish: rezno

References

ricinus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
ricinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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