alsine
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See also: Alsine
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀλσίνη (alsínē).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈal.si.neː/, [ˈäɫ̪s̠ɪneː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈal.si.ne/, [ˈälsine]
Noun
[edit]alsinē f (genitive alsinēs); first declension
- A plant, perhaps the chickweed
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun (Greek-type).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | alsinē | alsinae |
Genitive | alsinēs | alsinārum |
Dative | alsinae | alsinīs |
Accusative | alsinēn | alsinās |
Ablative | alsinē | alsinīs |
Vocative | alsinē | alsinae |
References
[edit]- “alsine”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- alsine in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.