bechion
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek βήχιον (bḗkhion).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈbeː.kʰi.ɔn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈbɛː.ki.on]
Noun
bēchion n (genitive bēchiī); second declension
- The coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bēchion | bēchia |
| genitive | bēchiī | bēchiōrum |
| dative | bēchiō | bēchiīs |
| accusative | bēchion | bēchia |
| ablative | bēchiō | bēchiīs |
| vocative | bēchion | bēchia |
References
- “bechion”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- bechion in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.