arction
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄρκτιον (árktion), apparently from ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear”) (LSJ glosses ἄρκτιον as "bearwort"). Compare ἄρκιον (árkion, “burdock”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈark.ti.on/, [ˈärkt̪iɔn]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈark.t͡si.on/, [ˈärkt̪͡s̪iɔn]
Noun
arction n (genitive arctiī); second declension
- some kind of plant, suggested to be Inula candida
- c. 77 CE – 79 CE, Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 27.16.33
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | arction | arctia |
| Genitive | arctiī | arctiōrum |
| Dative | arctiō | arctiīs |
| Accusative | arction | arctia |
| Ablative | arctiō | arctiīs |
| Vocative | arction | arctia |
References
- arction in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- arction in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette