hibiscum

Latin

Alternative forms

• ebiscum

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἱβίσκος (hibískos, “marsh mallow”), probably from Gaulish or another Celtic language.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /hiˈbiːs.kum/, [hɪˈbiːs̠kʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /iˈbis.kum/, [iˈbiskum]

Noun

hibīscum n (genitive hibīscī); second declension

1. marsh mallow

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	hibīscum	hibīsca
Genitive	hibīscī	hibīscōrum
Dative	hibīscō	hibīscīs
Accusative	hibīscum	hibīsca
Ablative	hibīscō	hibīscīs
Vocative	hibīscum	hibīsca

References

• “hibiscum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “hibiscum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• hibiscum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “hibiscum”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
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