siliquastrum

Latin

Etymology

From siliqua (“pod”) +‎ -astrum.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /si.liˈkʷas.trum/, [s̠ɪlʲɪˈkʷäs̠t̪rʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /si.liˈkwas.trum/, [siliˈkwäst̪rum]

Noun

siliquastrum n (genitive siliquastrī); second declension

1. The pepperwort.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	siliquastrum	siliquastra
Genitive	siliquastrī	siliquastrōrum
Dative	siliquastrō	siliquastrīs
Accusative	siliquastrum	siliquastra
Ablative	siliquastrō	siliquastrīs
Vocative	siliquastrum	siliquastra

Descendants

• Italian: siliquastro

References

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