allium
See also: Allium
English
Allium cepa (common onion)
Etymology
From Latin allium
Noun
allium (plural alliums)
- Any of many bulbous plants of the genus Allium, related to onions and garlic.
See also
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈal.li.um/, [ˈal.li.ũ]
Noun
allium n (genitive alliī); second declension
- late form of ālium (found since 1st century CE)
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | allium | allia |
| Genitive | alliī | alliōrum |
| Dative | alliō | alliīs |
| Accusative | allium | allia |
| Ablative | alliō | alliīs |
| Vocative | allium | allia |
References
- allium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- allium in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- allium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- allium in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers