aconitus

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from aconītum (“monk's hood, aconite, poison”), from Ancient Greek ἀκόνιτον (akóniton, “wolf's bane”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /a.koˈniː.tus/, [äkɔˈniːt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.koˈni.tus/, [äkoˈniːt̪us]

Adjective

aconītus (feminine aconīta, neuter aconītum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (relational, New Latin) monkshood, wolfsbane

Usage notes

• Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	aconītus	aconīta	aconītum		aconītī	aconītae	aconīta
genitive	aconītī	aconītae	aconītī		aconītōrum	aconītārum	aconītōrum
dative	aconītō	aconītae	aconītō		aconītīs
accusative	aconītum	aconītam	aconītum		aconītōs	aconītās	aconīta
ablative	aconītō	aconītā	aconītō		aconītīs
vocative	aconīte	aconīta	aconītum		aconītī	aconītae	aconīta

Derived terms

• Trithemis aconita