elleborus
Latin
Alternative forms
- helleborus
- elleborum, helleborum
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἑλλέβορος (helléboros, “hellebore”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛlˈlɛ.bɔ.rʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [elˈlɛː.bo.rus]
Noun
elleborus m (genitive elleborī); second declension
- hellebore, used as a remedy for mental illnesses
- Synonym: vērātrum
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | elleborus | elleborī |
| genitive | elleborī | elleborōrum |
| dative | elleborō | elleborīs |
| accusative | elleborum | elleborōs |
| ablative | elleborō | elleborīs |
| vocative | ellebore | elleborī |
References
- “elleborus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “elleborus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers