pithecium
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek πιθήκιον (pithḗkion).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /piˈtʰeː.ki.um/, [pɪˈt̪ʰeːkiʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /piˈte.t͡ʃi.um/, [piˈt̪ɛːt͡ʃium]
Noun edit
pithēcium n (genitive pithēciī or pithēcī); second declension
- a little ape
- a kind of flower, possibly monkey-flower (Mimulus) or snapdragon (Antirrhinum)
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pithēcium | pithēcia |
| Genitive | pithēciī pithēcī1 |
pithēciōrum |
| Dative | pithēciō | pithēciīs |
| Accusative | pithēcium | pithēcia |
| Ablative | pithēciō | pithēciīs |
| Vocative | pithēcium | pithēcia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Related terms edit
References edit
- “pithecium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- pithecium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.