asclepias
See also: Asclepias
English
editNoun
editasclepias (plural asclepiases)
- Any plant of the genus Asclepias.
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ἀσκληπιάς (asklēpiás).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /asˈkleː.pi.as/, [äs̠ˈkɫ̪eːpiäs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /asˈkle.pi.as/, [äsˈklɛːpiäs]
Noun
editasclēpias f (genitive asclēpiadis); third declension
Declension
editThird-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | asclēpias | asclēpiadēs |
Genitive | asclēpiadis | asclēpiadum |
Dative | asclēpiadī | asclēpiadibus |
Accusative | asclēpiadem | asclēpiadēs |
Ablative | asclēpiade | asclēpiadibus |
Vocative | asclēpias | asclēpiadēs |
References
edit- “asclepias”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- asclepias in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.