Schoenus

See also: schoenus

Translingual

Schoenus ferrugineus

Etymology

From Latin schoenus, from Ancient Greek σχοῖνος (skhoînos).

Proper noun

Schoenus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cyperaceae – bog rush.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Cyperaceae - family; Cyperoideae - subfamily; Schoeneae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Schoenus nigricans (black bog rush, black sedge) - type species

References

• Schoenus (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Schoenus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Schoenus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Latin

Alternative forms

• Schoenos

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σχοῖνος (Skhoînos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈskʰoe̯.nus/, [ˈs̠kʰoe̯nʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈske.nus/, [ˈskɛːnus]

Proper noun

Schoenus m sg (genitive Schoenī); second declension

1. a town of Boeotia situated in the territory of Thebae

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Schoenus
Genitive	Schoenī
Dative	Schoenō
Accusative	Schoenum
Ablative	Schoenō
Vocative	Schoene
Locative	Schoenī

References

• Schoenos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Schoenus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly