ascyron
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄσκυρον (áskuron).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈas.ky.ron/, [ˈas.kʏ.rɔn]
Noun
ascyron n (genitive ascyrī); second declension
- A plant, the St John's wort
Inflection
Second declension, Greek type.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ascyron | ascyra |
| Genitive | ascyrī | ascyrōrum |
| Dative | ascyrō | ascyrīs |
| Accusative | ascyron | ascyra |
| Ablative | ascyrō | ascyrīs |
| Vocative | ascyron | ascyra |
Synonyms
- androsaemon
References
- ascyron in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ascyron in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette