capsilago
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unknown, attested only once from Antiquity. Later in the Middle Ages cassilāgō. Compare Ancient Greek κασσίαλα (kassíala).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kap.siˈlaː.ɡoː/, [käps̠ɪˈɫ̪äːɡoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kap.siˈla.ɡo/, [käpsiˈläːɡo]
Noun[edit]
capsilāgō f (genitive capsilāginis); third declension
- A kind of henbane
- 300s, Pseudo-Pliny De re medica.2.28:
- Capsilaginis semen, quod est Jusquiami siliqua
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | capsilāgō | capsilāginēs |
| Genitive | capsilāginis | capsilāginum |
| Dative | capsilāginī | capsilāginibus |
| Accusative | capsilāginem | capsilāginēs |
| Ablative | capsilāgine | capsilāginibus |
| Vocative | capsilāgō | capsilāginēs |
References[edit]
- Ernout, Alfred, Meillet, Antoine (1985) “capsilago”, in Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue latine: histoire des mots[1] (in French), 4th edition, with additions and corrections of Jacques André, Paris: Klincksieck, published 2001, page 98
- capsilago in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.