exacum

Latin

Alternative forms

• exacon

Etymology

From Gaulish, probably derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”). Compare Latin acus (“needle”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈek.sa.kum/, [ˈɛks̠äkʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈek.sa.kum/, [ˈɛksäkum]

Noun

exacum n (genitive exacī); second declension

1. the Gaulish name for the centaury

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	exacum	exaca
Genitive	exacī	exacōrum
Dative	exacō	exacīs
Accusative	exacum	exaca
Ablative	exacō	exacīs
Vocative	exacum	exaca

References

• “exacon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• exacum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.