sedum
See also: Sedum and sédum
English
a sedum
Sedum atratum
Sedum atratum
Etymology
From Middle English cedum, from Latin sedum (“houseleek”).
Noun
sedum (plural sedums)
- Any of various succulent plants, of the genus Sedum, native to temperate zones; the stonecrop
Further reading
Anagrams
- DEMUs, mused
Latin
Etymology 1
Unknown[1].
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈse.dum/, [ˈsɛ.dũ]
Noun
sedum n (genitive sedī); second declension
- The houseleek
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sedum | seda |
| Genitive | sedī | sedōrum |
| Dative | sedō | sedīs |
| Accusative | sedum | seda |
| Ablative | sedō | sedīs |
| Vocative | sedum | seda |
Descendants
- Translingual: Sedum
Noun
sēdum
- genitive plural of sēdēs
References
- sedum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sedum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Walde, Alois; Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1938), “sedum”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume I, 3rd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 259