ornus

1. (declension-2, feminine) a mountain ash tree, rowan tree
2. (declension-2, feminine) a lance made of the wood of an ash

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈɔr.nʊs]

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃s-. Cognate with Old English æsc (“ash tree; spear (poetic)”). See also English ash.
Compare typologically Russian дуби́на (dubína) (< дуб (dub)). Also compare Ancient Greek δόρυ (dóru, “wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance, pole”) (< Proto-Indo-European *dóru). Also compare ferrum (“iron; iron tool; sword; …”).

Concepts

ash

mountain ash

Synonyms

fraxinus