ornus

Meaning

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

Concepts

ash

mountain ash

Synonyms

fraxinus

Translations

frêne

fresno

Esche

φλαμουριάς

μελία

φράξος

δεσποτάκι

frassino

es

fraisse

freixo

freixe

dişbudak

Eschenbaum

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; …”).