panax
See also: Panax
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πᾶν (pân, “all”) + ἄκος (ákos, “cure”). Used for ginseng by Linnaeus owing to its pervasive use in traditional Chinese medicine.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpa.naks/, [ˈpänäks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpa.naks/, [ˈpäːnäks]
Noun
panax m (genitive panacis); third declension
Usage notes
- The species of the plant is not clear. The seems to have been used by different classical authors to refer to a few different plants: all-heal, Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.; Aesculapius' all-heal, Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.; centaury, Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.; feverfew, Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.; elecampane, Inula helenium; Chiron's all-heal, Mount Olympus Saint John's wort, Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.. Notably none of these are genus Panax.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | panax | panacēs |
Genitive | panacis | panacum |
Dative | panacī | panacibus |
Accusative | panacem | panacēs |
Ablative | panace | panacibus |
Vocative | panax | panacēs |
Related terms
Descendants
- Translingual: Panax
References
- “panax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press