zopyron
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζωπύριον (zōpúrion), ζωπύρα (zōpúra).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈzoː.py.ron/, [ˈd̪͡z̪oːpʏrɔn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈd͡zo.pi.ron/, [ˈd̪͡z̪ɔːpiron]
Noun edit
zōpyron n (genitive zōpyrī); second declension
- A plant, possibly of genus Clinopodium.
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | zōpyron | zōpyra |
| Genitive | zōpyrī | zōpyrōrum |
| Dative | zōpyrō | zōpyrīs |
| Accusative | zōpyron | zōpyra |
| Ablative | zōpyrō | zōpyrīs |
| Vocative | zōpyron | zōpyra |
Synonyms edit
References edit
- “zopyron”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- zopyron in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.