centaureum
Latin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek κενταύρειον (kentaúreion, “several plants related to Centaurea”), from κένταυρος (kéntauros, “centaur”) (due to the mythological discovery of its medicinal properties by Chiron the Centaur).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ken.tau̯ˈreː.um/, [kɛn̪t̪äu̯ˈreːʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃen.tau̯ˈre.um/, [t͡ʃen̪t̪äu̯ˈrɛːum]
Noun
editcentaurēum n (genitive centaurēī); second declension
- (with maius) Centaurea centaurium
- (with minus) Gentiana centaurium
Declension
editSecond-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | centaurēum | centaurēa |
Genitive | centaurēī | centaurēōrum |
Dative | centaurēō | centaurēīs |
Accusative | centaurēum | centaurēa |
Ablative | centaurēō | centaurēīs |
Vocative | centaurēum | centaurēa |
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “centaurēum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “centaureum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- centaureum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.