achilleos

Latin

Etymology

Named after Ancient Greek hero Achilles, supposedly having been discovered by him.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /a.kʰilˈleː.os/, [äkʰɪlˈlʲeːɔs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.kilˈle.os/, [äkilˈlɛːos]

Noun

achillēos m (genitive achillēī); second declension

1. milfoil, yarrow (or similar medicinal herb of the genus Achillea)

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	achillēos	achillēī
Genitive	achillēī	achillēōrum
Dative	achillēō	achillēīs
Accusative	achillēon	achillēōs
Ablative	achillēō	achillēīs
Vocative	achillēe	achillēī

References

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