capsilago
Latin
editEtymology
editUnknown, attested only once from Antiquity. Later in the Middle Ages cassilāgō. Compare Ancient Greek κασσίαλα (kassíala).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kap.siˈlaː.ɡoː/, [käps̠ɪˈɫ̪äːɡoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kap.siˈla.ɡo/, [käpsiˈläːɡo]
Noun
editcapsilāgō f (genitive capsilāginis); third declension
- A kind of henbane
- 300s, Pseudo-Pliny De re medica.2.28:
- Capsilaginis semen, quod est Jusquiami siliqua
Declension
editThird-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | capsilāgō | capsilāginēs |
Genitive | capsilāginis | capsilāginum |
Dative | capsilāginī | capsilāginibus |
Accusative | capsilāginem | capsilāginēs |
Ablative | capsilāgine | capsilāginibus |
Vocative | capsilāgō | capsilāginēs |
References
edit- Ernout, Alfred, Meillet, Antoine (1985) “capsilago”, in Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue latine: histoire des mots[1] (in French), 4th edition, with additions and corrections of Jacques André, Paris: Klincksieck, published 2001, page 98
- capsilago in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.