centaureum

Latin

Alternative forms

• centaurion

Etymology

From 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

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ken.tau̯ˈreː.um/, [kɛn̪t̪äu̯ˈreːʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃen.tau̯ˈre.um/, [t͡ʃen̪t̪äu̯ˈrɛːum]

Noun

centaurēum n (genitive centaurēī); second declension

1. (with maius) Centaurea centaurium
2. (with minus) Gentiana centaurium

Declension

Second-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

• centaurēa

References

• “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.