racimus

== Latin == === Etymology === From Classical Latin racēmus. The reason for the vowel discrepancy is unclear. Attested in the second half of the sixth century in the works of Gregory the Great and in various glosses thereafter. === Noun === racīmus m (genitive racīmī); second declension (Late Latin) alternative form of racēmus ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== === References === Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “racēmus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 10: R, page 11