geranion
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Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- geranium (Latinized)
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from Ancient Greek γερᾰ́νῐον (geránion, “Geranium tuberosum”, plant name), from γέρᾰνος (géranos, “crane”) + -ῐον (-ion, diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡeˈra.ni.on/, [ɡɛˈräniɔn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡ʒeˈra.ni.on/, [d͡ʒeˈräːnion]
Noun[edit]
geranion n (genitive geraniī); second declension
- storksbill (Erodium spp.)
- c. 77 CE – 79 CE, Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 26.108:
- Geranion aliqui myrrin, alii myrtidan appellant. similis est cicutae, minutioribus foliis et caule brevior, rotunda, saporis et odoris iucundi.
- Some call it geranion, others call it myrtidan. It is similar to hemlock, with smaller leaves and a shorter stem, round in shape, with a pleasant taste and aroma.
- Geranion aliqui myrrin, alii myrtidan appellant. similis est cicutae, minutioribus foliis et caule brevior, rotunda, saporis et odoris iucundi.
Inflection[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | geranion | gerania |
| Genitive | geraniī | geraniōrum |
| Dative | geraniō | geraniīs |
| Accusative | geranion | gerania |
| Ablative | geraniō | geraniīs |
| Vocative | geranion | gerania |
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Translingual: Geranium
References[edit]
- “geranion”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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- la:Geraniales order plants