centaurion
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek κενταύριον (kentaúrion), κενταύρειον (kentaúreion, “several plants related to Centaurea”), from κένταυρος (kéntauros, “centaur”) (due to the mythological discovery of its medicinal properties by Chiron the Centaur).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kenˈtau̯.ri.on/, [kɛn̪ˈt̪äu̯riɔn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃenˈtau̯.ri.on/, [t͡ʃen̪ˈt̪äːu̯rion]
Noun edit
centaurion n (genitive centauriī); second declension
- Alternative form of centaurēum
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | centaurion | centauria |
| Genitive | centauriī | centauriōrum |
| Dative | centauriō | centauriīs |
| Accusative | centaurion | centauria |
| Ablative | centauriō | centauriīs |
| Vocative | centaurion | centauria |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “centaurion”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- centaurion in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.