colocynthis
English
Noun
colocynthis
- Obsolete form of colocynth.
Latin
Alternative forms
- colocyntis
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κολοκυνθίς (kolokunthís, “wild gourd, colocynth”).
Noun
colocynthis f (genitive colocynthidis); third declension
- colocynth
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | colocynthis | colocynthidēs |
| Genitive | colocynthidis | colocynthidum |
| Dative | colocynthidī | colocynthidibus |
| Accusative | colocynthidem | colocynthidēs |
| Ablative | colocynthide | colocynthidibus |
| Vocative | colocynthis | colocynthidēs |
Descendants
- Translingual: Citrullus colocynthis
References
- colocynthis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- colocynthis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette