elaphoboscon
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From the Ancient Greek ἐλᾰφόβοσκον (elaphóboskon, “plant eaten by deer as an antidote against the bite of snakes”, “parsnip”, “Pastinaca sativa”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /e.la.pʰoˈbos.kon/, [ɛɫ̪äpʰɔˈbɔs̠kɔn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /e.la.foˈbos.kon/, [eläfoˈbɔskon]
Noun edit
elaphoboscon n (genitive elaphoboscī); second declension
- wild parsnip eaten by deer
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Pliny the Elder to this entry?)
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | elaphoboscon | elaphobosca |
| Genitive | elaphoboscī | elaphoboscōrum |
| Dative | elaphoboscō | elaphoboscīs |
| Accusative | elaphoboscon | elaphobosca |
| Ablative | elaphoboscō | elaphoboscīs |
| Vocative | elaphoboscon | elaphobosca |
References edit
- “ĕlăphŏboscon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ĕlăphŏboscŏn in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 579/2.
- “elaphoboscon” on page 597/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)