gentiana
See also: Gentiana
Latin
Etymology
From by Illyrian king Gentius.
Pronunciation
- gentiāna: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɡɛn.tiˈaː.na]
- gentiāna: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [d͡ʒen.t̪͡s̪iˈaː.na]
- gentiānā: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɡɛn.tiˈaː.naː]
- gentiānā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [d͡ʒen.t̪͡s̪iˈaː.na]
- Hyphenation: gen‧ti‧ā‧na
Noun
gentiāna f (genitive gentiānae); first declension
- gentian (any of various herbs of the family Gentianaceae)
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | gentiāna | gentiānae |
| genitive | gentiānae | gentiānārum |
| dative | gentiānae | gentiānīs |
| accusative | gentiānam | gentiānās |
| ablative | gentiānā | gentiānīs |
| vocative | gentiāna | gentiānae |
Further reading
- “gentiana”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- gentiana in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.