achilleos

Latin

Etymology

Named after Ancient Greek hero Achilles, supposedly having been discovered by him.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /a.kʰilˈleː.os/, [äkʰɪlˈlʲeːɔs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.kilˈle.os/, [äkilˈlɛːos]

Noun

achillēos f (genitive achillēī); second declension

1. milfoil, yarrow (or similar medicinal herb of the genus Achillea)

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

	singular	plural
nominative	achillēos	achillēī
genitive	achillēī	achillēōrum
dative	achillēō	achillēīs
accusative	achillēon	achillēōs
ablative	achillēō	achillēīs
vocative	achillēe	achillēī

References

• “achilleos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• achillea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.