ascyron
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄσκυρον (áskuron).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈas.ky.ron/, [ˈäs̠kʏrɔn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈaʃ.ʃi.ron/, [ˈäʃːiron]
Noun edit
ascyron n (genitive ascyrī); second declension
- A plant, St. John's wort
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ascyron | ascyra |
| Genitive | ascyrī | ascyrōrum |
| Dative | ascyrō | ascyrīs |
| Accusative | ascyron | ascyra |
| Ablative | ascyrō | ascyrīs |
| Vocative | ascyron | ascyra |
Synonyms edit
References edit
- “ascyron”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ascyron in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.