hyacinthus
See also: Hyacinthus
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὑάκινθος (huákinthos), but ultimately from a non-Indo-European Mediterranean language.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /hy.aˈkin.tʰus/, [hyäˈkɪn̪t̪ʰʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /i.aˈt͡ʃin.tus/, [iäˈt͡ʃin̪t̪us]
Noun
hyacinthus m (genitive hyacinthī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hyacinthus | hyacinthī |
| Genitive | hyacinthī | hyacinthōrum |
| Dative | hyacinthō | hyacinthīs |
| Accusative | hyacinthum | hyacinthōs |
| Ablative | hyacinthō | hyacinthīs |
| Vocative | hyacinthe | hyacinthī |
Descendants
References
- “hyacinthus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “hyacinthus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “hyacinthus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray