ascyron
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄσκυρον (áskuron).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈas.ky.rɔn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaʃ.ʃi.ron]
Noun
ascyron n (genitive ascyrī); second declension
- A plant, St. John's wort
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
| 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.