pithecium
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πιθήκιον (pithḗkion).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pɪˈtʰeː.ki.ũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [piˈt̪ɛː.t͡ʃi.um]
Noun
pithēcium n (genitive pithēciī or pithēcī); second declension
- a little ape
- a kind of flower, possibly monkey-flower (Mimulus) or snapdragon (Antirrhinum)
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pithēcium | pithēcia |
| genitive | pithēciī pithēcī1 |
pithēciōrum |
| dative | pithēciō | pithēciīs |
| accusative | pithēcium | pithēcia |
| ablative | pithēciō | pithēciīs |
| vocative | pithēcium | pithēcia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Related terms
- pithēcus
References
- “pithecium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- pithecium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.