anthalium
Latin
Etymology
From the unattested Greek word ἀνθάλιον.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /anˈtʰa.li.um/, [an̪ˈt̪ʰa.lʲi.ʊ̃ˑ]
Noun
anthalium n (genitive anthaliī or anthalī); second declension
- Cyperus esculentus, a bulbous, edible root
- c. 77 CE – 79 CE, Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 21.102:
- Anthaliī, quod Aegyptiī ēdunt, nūllum alium repperī ūsum.
- Of the anthalium, other than that the Egyptians eat it, I have found no other use.
- Anthaliī, quod Aegyptiī ēdunt, nūllum alium repperī ūsum.
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | anthalium | anthalia |
Genitive | anthaliī anthalī1 | anthaliōrum |
Dative | anthaliō | anthaliīs |
Accusative | anthalium | anthalia |
Ablative | anthaliō | anthaliīs |
Vocative | anthalium | anthalia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- anthalium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- anthalium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette