callipetalon

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek καλλιπέταλον (kallipétalon).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kal.liˈpe.ta.lon/, [kälːʲɪˈpɛt̪äɫ̪ɔn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kal.liˈpe.ta.lon/, [kälːiˈpɛːt̪älon]

Noun

callipetalon n (genitive callipetalī); second declension

1. cinquefoil (plant of the genus Potentilla)

   Synonym: quīnquefolium

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

	singular	plural
nominative	callipetalon	callipetala
genitive	callipetalī	callipetalōrum
dative	callipetalō	callipetalīs
accusative	callipetalon	callipetala
ablative	callipetalō	callipetalīs
vocative	callipetalon	callipetala

Further reading

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