bechion

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βήχιον (bḗkhion).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈbeː.kʰi.on/, [ˈbeːkʰiɔn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbe.ki.on/, [ˈbɛːkion]

Noun

bēchion n (genitive bēchiī); second declension

1. The coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bēchion	bēchia
Genitive	bēchiī	bēchiōrum
Dative	bēchiō	bēchiīs
Accusative	bēchion	bēchia
Ablative	bēchiō	bēchiīs
Vocative	bēchion	bēchia

References

• “bechion”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• bechion in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.