chrysocanthos

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χρυσόκανθος (khrusókanthos, “crisocantes”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kʰryː.soˈkan.tʰos/, [kʰryːs̠ɔˈkän̪t̪ʰɔs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kri.soˈkan.tos/, [kris̬oˈkän̪t̪os]

Noun

chrȳsocanthos m (genitive chrȳsocanthī); second declension

1. Dionysian ivy (having golden berries, and probably not actually an ivy)

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	chrȳsocanthos	chrȳsocanthī
Genitive	chrȳsocanthī	chrȳsocanthōrum
Dative	chrȳsocanthō	chrȳsocanthīs
Accusative	chrȳsocanthon	chrȳsocanthōs
Ablative	chrȳsocanthō	chrȳsocanthīs
Vocative	chrȳsocanthe	chrȳsocanthī

References

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