dracontium
English
Etymology
From the genus in which Symplocarpus foetidus was formerly classified, Dracontium, from Latin dracontium (“dragon-wort”), from Ancient Greek δρακόντιον (drakóntion).
Noun
dracontium
- (pharmacy, obsolete) The roots and rhizomes of skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus
References
- Symplocarpus foetidus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Symplocarpus foetidus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δρακόντιον (drakóntion).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [draˈkɔn.ti.ũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [d̪raˈkɔn.t̪͡s̪i.um]
Noun
dracontium n (genitive dracontiī or dracontī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dracontium | dracontia |
| genitive | dracontiī dracontī1 |
dracontiōrum |
| dative | dracontiō | dracontiīs |
| accusative | dracontium | dracontia |
| ablative | dracontiō | dracontiīs |
| vocative | dracontium | dracontia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Descendants
- English: dracontium
- Translingual: Dracontium
- Spanish: draconcio
References
- “dracontium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- dracontium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.