dictamnus
See also: Dictamnus
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin dictamnum. See dittany.
Noun edit
dictamnus (plural dictamnuses)
- (botany) A suffrutescent plant, Dictamnus albus (usually considered as the only species in the genus, until Dictamnus dasycarpus turned up), with strong perfume and showy flowers.
- Synonyms: dittany, burning bush, gas plant, fraxinella
References edit
- “dictamnus”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /dikˈtam.nus/, [d̪ɪkˈt̪ämnʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /dikˈtam.nus/, [d̪ikˈt̪ämnus]
Noun edit
dictamnus m (genitive dictamnī); second declension
- Alternative form of dictamnum
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dictamnus | dictamnī |
| Genitive | dictamnī | dictamnōrum |
| Dative | dictamnō | dictamnīs |
| Accusative | dictamnum | dictamnōs |
| Ablative | dictamnō | dictamnīs |
| Vocative | dictamne | dictamnī |
References edit
- “dictamnus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- dictamnus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.