capsilago
Latin
Etymology
Unknown, attested only once from Antiquity. Later in the Middle Ages cassilāgō. Compare Ancient Greek κασσίαλα (kassíala).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kap.siˈlaː.ɡoː/, [käps̠ɪˈɫ̪äːɡoː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kap.siˈla.ɡo/, [käpsiˈläːɡo]
Noun
capsilāgō f (genitive capsilāginis); third declension
- A kind of henbane
- 300s, Pseudo-Pliny De re medica.2.28:
- Capsilaginis semen, quod est Jusquiami siliqua
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | capsilāgō | capsilāginēs |
| Genitive | capsilāginis | capsilāginum |
| Dative | capsilāginī | capsilāginibus |
| Accusative | capsilāginem | capsilāginēs |
| Ablative | capsilāgine | capsilāginibus |
| Vocative | capsilāgō | capsilāginēs |
References
- Ernout, Alfred; Meillet, Antoine (1985), “capsilago”, in Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue latine: histoire des mots (in French), with additions and corrections of Jacques André, 4th edition, Paris: Klincksieck, published 2001, page 98
- capsilago in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette