FromProto-Indo-European*Heh₃s-. Cognate withOld Englishæsc(“ash tree; spear(poetic)”). See alsoEnglishash.
Compare typologically Russianдуби́на(dubína) (<дуб(dub)). Also compare Ancient Greekδόρυ(dóru,“wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance, pole”) (< Proto-Indo-European*dóru). Also compareferrum(“iron; irontool;sword; …”).
ornus f (genitiveornī);second declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ornus | ornī |
| genitive | ornī | ornōrum |
| dative | ornō | ornīs |
| accusative | ornum | ornōs |
| ablative | ornō | ornīs |
| vocative | orne | ornī |