bdellium
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin bdellium, from Ancient Greek βδέλλιον (bdéllion), itself perhaps from Hebrew בְּדֹלַח (bdólakh).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bdellium (countable and uncountable, plural bdelliums)
- Probably an aromatic gum like balsam that was exuded from a tree, probably one of several species in the genus Commiphora.
Translations[edit]
probably an aromatic gum like balsam that was exuded from a tree, probably one of several species in the genus Commiphora
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek βδέλλιον (bdéllion).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bdellium n (genitive bdelliī); second declension
- an aromatic gum exuded from a tree, probably one of several species in the genus Commiphora, used as an adulterant of the more costly myrrh. Also the plant itself.
Inflection[edit]
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bdellium | bdellia |
| genitive | bdelliī | bdelliōrum |
| dative | bdelliō | bdelliīs |
| accusative | bdellium | bdellia |
| ablative | bdelliō | bdelliīs |
| vocative | bdellium | bdellia |
References[edit]
- bdellium in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- bdellium in Félix Gaffiot (1934), Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
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