ateramum
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀτεράμων (aterámōn) in Theophrastus, variant of ἀτέραμνος (atéramnos, “hard”), apparently misconstrued as a name for the plant itself by Pliny.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈte.ra.mum/, [äˈt̪ɛrämʊ̃ˑ]
Noun
ateramum n (genitive ateramī); second declension
- (hapax) A name used by Pliny the Elder for a kind of weed.
- c. 77 CE – 79 CE, Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 18.44.155:
- circa Philippos ateramum nominant in pingui solo herbam, qua faba necatur
- Around Philippi they call a certain weed that kills bean plants, found in rich soil, ateramum
- circa Philippos ateramum nominant in pingui solo herbam, qua faba necatur
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ateramum | aterama |
| Genitive | ateramī | ateramōrum |
| Dative | ateramō | ateramīs |
| Accusative | ateramum | aterama |
| Ablative | ateramō | ateramīs |
| Vocative | ateramum | aterama |
References
- ateramum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette