gethyum

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γήθυον (gḗthuon).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈɡeː.tʰy.um/, [ˈɡeːt̪ʰyʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒe.ti.um/, [ˈd͡ʒɛːt̪ium]

Noun

gēthyum n (genitive gēthyī); second declension

1. A kind of onion, leek

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter)

	singular	plural
nominative	gēthyum	gēthya
genitive	gēthyī	gēthyōrum
dative	gēthyō	gēthyīs
accusative	gēthyum	gēthya
ablative	gēthyō	gēthyīs
vocative	gēthyum	gēthya

References

• “gethyum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• gethyum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.