lapathum

Latin

Alternative forms

• lapathium
• lapathus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λάπαθον (lápathon).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈla.pa.tʰum/, [ˈɫ̪äpät̪ʰʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈla.pa.tum/, [ˈläːpät̪um]

Noun

lapathum n (genitive lapathī); second declension

1. A kind of sorrel

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lapathum	lapatha
Genitive	lapathī	lapathōrum
Dative	lapathō	lapathīs
Accusative	lapathum	lapatha
Ablative	lapathō	lapathīs
Vocative	lapathum	lapatha

References

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