mentastrum

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Latin

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Etymology

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From ment(a) (mint) +‎ -astrum.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mentastrum n (genitive mentastrī); second declension

  1. wild mint.

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative mentastrum mentastra
Genitive mentastrī mentastrōrum
Dative mentastrō mentastrīs
Accusative mentastrum mentastra
Ablative mentastrō mentastrīs
Vocative mentastrum mentastra

Descendants

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  • Catalan: mendastre
  • Italian: mentastro

References

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