hyoscyamus
See also: Hyoscyamus
English
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
hyoscyamus (countable and uncountable, plural hyoscyamuses or hyoscyami)
- (botany) Any of the genus Hyoscyamus of henbanes.
- (archaic, medicine) The leaves of black henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), used in neuralgic and pectoral troubles.
References
- “hyoscyamus”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῠ̔οσκῠ́ᾰμος (hŭoskŭ́ămos), from ὗς (hûs, “pig”) + κῠ́ᾰμος (kŭ́ămos, “bean”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [hy.ɔsˈky.a.mʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [i.oʃˈʃiː.a.mus]
Noun
hyoscyamus m (genitive hyoscyamī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hyoscyamus | hyoscyamī |
| genitive | hyoscyamī | hyoscyamōrum |
| dative | hyoscyamō | hyoscyamīs |
| accusative | hyoscyamum | hyoscyamōs |
| ablative | hyoscyamō | hyoscyamīs |
| vocative | hyoscyame | hyoscyamī |
Descendants
- → Catalan: jusquiam
- → French: jusquiame
- → Italian: giusquiamo
- → Occitan: jusquiam
References
- “hyoscyamus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- hyoscyamus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.