chreston
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek χρηστόν (khrēstón, “useful”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʰreːs.ton/, [ˈkʰreːs.tɔn]
Noun
chrēston n (genitive chrēstī); second declension
- Another name for the plant called cichorium
Inflection
Second declension, Greek type.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | chrēston | chrēsta |
Genitive | chrēstī | chrēstōrum |
Dative | chrēstō | chrēstīs |
Accusative | chrēston | chrēsta |
Ablative | chrēstō | chrēstīs |
Vocative | chrēston | chrēsta |
Synonyms
- cichorium
References
- chreston in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- chreston in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette