centaurion
Latin
Alternative forms
- centaurēum
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κενταύριον (kentaúrion), κενταύρειον (kentaúreion, “several plants related to Centaurea”), from κένταυρος (kéntauros, “centaur”) (due to the mythological discovery of its medicinal properties by Chiron the Centaur).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kenˈtau̯.ri.on/, [kɛnˈtau̯.ri.ɔn]
Noun
centaurion n (genitive centauriī); second declension
- Alternative form of centaurēum
Declension
Second declension, Greek type.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | centaurion | centauria |
Genitive | centauriī | centauriōrum |
Dative | centauriō | centauriīs |
Accusative | centaurion | centauria |
Ablative | centauriō | centauriīs |
Vocative | centaurion | centauria |
Derived terms
- centauria
References
- centaurion in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- centaurion in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette