elleborus
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Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἑλλέβορος (helléboros, “hellebore”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /elˈle.bo.rus/, [ɛlˈlʲɛbɔrʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /elˈle.bo.rus/, [elˈlɛːborus]
Noun
[edit]elleborus m (genitive elleborī); second declension
- hellebore, used as a remedy for mental illnesses
- Synonym: vērātrum
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | elleborus | elleborī |
Genitive | elleborī | elleborōrum |
Dative | elleborō | elleborīs |
Accusative | elleborum | elleborōs |
Ablative | elleborō | elleborīs |
Vocative | ellebore | elleborī |
References
[edit]- “elleborus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “elleborus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers