mentastrum
Latin
Etymology
From ment(a) (“mint”) + -astrum.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /menˈtas.trum/, [mɛnˈtas.trũː]
Noun
mentastrum n (genitive mentastrī); second declension
- wild mint.
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mentastrum | mentastra |
| Genitive | mentastrī | mentastrōrum |
| Dative | mentastrō | mentastrīs |
| Accusative | mentastrum | mentastra |
| Ablative | mentastrō | mentastrīs |
| Vocative | mentastrum | mentastra |
Descendants
- Italian: mentastro
References
- mentastrum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- mentastrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette