arction
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ἄρκτιον (árktion), apparently from ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear”) (LSJ glosses ἄρκτιον as "bearwort"). Compare ἄρκιον (árkion, “burdock”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈark.ti.on/, [ˈärkt̪iɔn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈark.t͡si.on/, [ˈärkt̪͡s̪ion]
Noun
editarction n (genitive arctiī); second declension
- some kind of plant, suggested to be Inula candida
Declension
editSecond-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | arction | arctia |
Genitive | arctiī | arctiōrum |
Dative | arctiō | arctiīs |
Accusative | arction | arctia |
Ablative | arctiō | arctiīs |
Vocative | arction | arctia |
References
edit- “arction”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- arction in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.