pithecium
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πιθήκιον (pithḗkion).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /piˈtʰeː.ki.um/, [pɪˈtʰeː.ki.ũː]
Noun
pithēcium n (genitive pithēciī or pithēcī); second declension
- a little ape
- a kind of flower, possibly monkey-flower (Mimulus) or snapdragon (Antirrhinum)
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pithēcium | pithēcia |
| Genitive | pithēciī pithēcī1 | pithēciōrum |
| Dative | pithēciō | pithēciīs |
| Accusative | pithēcium | pithēcia |
| Ablative | pithēciō | pithēciīs |
| Vocative | pithēcium | pithēcia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Related terms
- pithēcus
References
- pithecium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- pithecium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette