agaricum

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀγαρικόν (agarikón).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /aˈɡa.ri.kum/, [äˈɡärɪkʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈɡa.ri.kum/, [äˈɡäːrikum]

Noun

agaricum n (genitive agaricī); second declension

1. larch fungus, tinder fungus

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	agaricum	agarica
Genitive	agaricī	agaricōrum
Dative	agaricō	agaricīs
Accusative	agaricum	agarica
Ablative	agaricō	agaricīs
Vocative	agaricum	agarica

Descendants

• English: agaric
• French: agaric
• Irish: agairg
• Italian: agarico
• Portuguese: agárico

References

• “agaricum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• agaricum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.