cyanus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κύανος (kúanos).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkyː.a.nus/, [ˈkyːänʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.a.nus/, [ˈt͡ʃiːänus]
Noun edit
cȳanus m (genitive cȳanī); second declension
- Alternative form of cȳanos (Centaurea cyanus)
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | cȳanus | cȳanī |
Genitive | cȳanī | cȳanōrum |
Dative | cȳanō | cȳanīs |
Accusative | cȳanum | cȳanōs |
Ablative | cȳanō | cȳanīs |
Vocative | cȳane | cȳanī |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “cyanos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cyanus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “cyanus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers