coriandrum
See also: Coriandrum
LatinEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek κορίανδρον (koríandron), of uncertain origin. Sometimes said to be related to κόρις (koris), bedbug from the smell of the unripe fruit.[1]
Compare Ancient Greek κορίαννον (koríannon), κορίαμβλον (koríamblon), Mycenaean Greek 𐀒𐀪𐁀𐀅𐀙 (ko-ri-ha-da-na), 𐀒𐀪𐀊𐀅𐀙 (ko-ri-ja-da-na), 𐀒𐀪𐀊𐀈𐀜 (ko-ri-ja-do-no), 𐀒𐀪𐀍𐀅𐀙 (ko-ri-jo-da-na), and Akkadian 𒌑𒄷𒌷𒌝 (ḫurium; huri'ānu).
Beekes supposes that cluster -dn- implies a Pre-Greek word, and hypothesizes that *koriaⁿdro- may have dissimilated to *koriaⁿdno-.
PronunciationEdit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ko.riˈan.drum/, [kɔ.ɾiˈan̪.d̪ɾʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ko.riˈan.drum/, [kɔ.riˈan̪.d̪rum]
NounEdit
coriandrum n (genitive coriandrī); second declension
DeclensionEdit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | coriandrum | coriandra |
Genitive | coriandrī | coriandrōrum |
Dative | coriandrō | coriandrīs |
Accusative | coriandrum | coriandra |
Ablative | coriandrō | coriandrīs |
Vocative | coriandrum | coriandra |
DescendantsEdit
- Catalan: coriandre, celiandre
- Italian: coriandolo
ReferencesEdit
- coriandrum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- coriandrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette