centaurion
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Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek κενταύριον (kentaúrion), κενταύρειον (kentaúreion, “several plants related to Centaurea”), from κένταυρος (kéntauros, “centaur”) (due to the mythological discovery of its medicinal properties by Chiron the Centaur).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kenˈtau̯.ri.on/, [kɛn̪ˈt̪äu̯riɔn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃenˈtau̯.ri.on/, [t͡ʃen̪ˈt̪äːu̯rion]
Noun[edit]
centaurion n (genitive centauriī); second declension
- Alternative form of centaurēum
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | centaurion | centauria |
| Genitive | centauriī | centauriōrum |
| Dative | centauriō | centauriīs |
| Accusative | centaurion | centauria |
| Ablative | centauriō | centauriīs |
| Vocative | centaurion | centauria |
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “centaurion”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- centaurion in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.