asclepias
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See also: Asclepias
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]asclepias (plural asclepiases)
- Any plant of the genus Asclepias.
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἀσκληπιάς (asklēpiás).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /asˈkleː.pi.as/, [äs̠ˈkɫ̪eːpiäs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /asˈkle.pi.as/, [äsˈklɛːpiäs]
Noun
[edit]asclēpias f (genitive asclēpiadis); third declension
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | asclēpias | asclēpiadēs |
Genitive | asclēpiadis | asclēpiadum |
Dative | asclēpiadī | asclēpiadibus |
Accusative | asclēpiadem | asclēpiadēs |
Ablative | asclēpiade | asclēpiadibus |
Vocative | asclēpias | asclēpiadēs |
References
[edit]- “asclepias”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- asclepias in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.