centaurion
Latin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek κενταύριον (kentaúrion), 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): /kenˈtau̯.ri.on/, [kɛn̪ˈt̪äu̯riɔn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃenˈtau̯.ri.on/, [t͡ʃen̪ˈt̪äːu̯rion]
Noun
editcentaurion n (genitive centauriī); second declension
- Alternative form of centaurēum
Declension
editSecond-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | centaurion | centauria |
Genitive | centauriī | centauriōrum |
Dative | centauriō | centauriīs |
Accusative | centaurion | centauria |
Ablative | centauriō | centauriīs |
Vocative | centaurion | centauria |
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “centaurion”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- centaurion in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.