hermupoa
Latin
Alternative forms
- hermūbotanē
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἑρμοῦ πόᾰ (Hermoû póa, literally “Hermes' grass”) and Ἑρμοῦ βοτᾰ́νη (Hermoû botánē, literally “Hermes' plant”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /herˈmuː.po.a/, [hɛrˈmuː.pɔ.a]
Noun
hermūpoa f (genitive hermūpoae); first declension
- The plant mercury
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hermūpoa | hermūpoae |
| Genitive | hermūpoae | hermūpoārum |
| Dative | hermūpoae | hermūpoīs |
| Accusative | hermūpoam | hermūpoās |
| Ablative | hermūpoā | hermūpoīs |
| Vocative | hermūpoa | hermūpoae |
References
- hermupoa in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- hermupoa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette