sphacos
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σφάκος (sphákos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈspʰa.kɔs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈsfaː.kos]
Noun
sphacos m (genitive sphacī); second declension
- a kind of sage
Declension
Second-declension noun (Greek-type).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sphacos | sphacī sphacoe |
| genitive | sphacī | sphacōrum |
| dative | sphacō | sphacīs |
| accusative | sphacon | sphacōs |
| ablative | sphacō | sphacīs |
| vocative | sphace | sphacī sphacoe |
Synonyms
Descendants
- Translingual: Sphaceloma, Sphacanthus, Sphacopsis, Sphacophyllum, Sphacele
References
- “sphacos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sphacos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.