citocacia

Latin

Etymology

Probably from cito (quick, fast) and cacare (to shit), from the purgative, laxative properties of the plant.[1]

Noun

citocacia f (genitive citocaciae); first declension

  1. A shrub, the daphne

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative citocacia citocaciae
genitive citocaciae citocaciārum
dative citocaciae citocaciīs
accusative citocaciam citocaciās
ablative citocaciā citocaciīs
vocative citocacia citocaciae

References

  1. ^ Pius Böhmer, Die lateinische Vulgär-sprache, 1866, p. 19
  • citocacia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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