quercus
quercus uit.-lat.
From Proto-Italic *kʷerkus, assimilated from Proto-Indo-European *pérkus ~ *pr̥kʷéu- (“oak”). Compare Old Norse fýri (as in fýriskógr (“pine-wood”), Punjabi ਪਰਗਾਇ (pargāī, “holm oak”). See also English fir.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkʷer.kus/, [ˈkʷɛrkʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkwer.kus/, [ˈkwɛrkus]
Noun
quercus f (genitive quercūs); fourth declension
- An oak, oak-tree, especially the Italian oak.
- (poetic) Of things made from oak wood.
Usage notes
The Italian oak was considered sacred to the god Jupiter.
Declension
Fourth-declension noun (dative/ablative plural in -ubus).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | quercus | quercūs |
| Genitive | quercūs | quercuum |
| Dative | quercuī | quercubus |
| Accusative | quercum | quercūs |
| Ablative | quercū | quercubus |
| Vocative | quercus | quercūs |