cirsion

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κίρσιον (kírsion).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkir.si.on/, [ˈkɪrs̠iɔn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃir.si.on/, [ˈt͡ʃirsion]

Noun

cirsion n (genitive cirsiī); second declension

1. A kind of thistle

Declension

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

	singular	plural
nominative	cirsion	cirsia
genitive	cirsiī	cirsiōrum
dative	cirsiō	cirsiīs
accusative	cirsion	cirsia
ablative	cirsiō	cirsiīs
vocative	cirsion	cirsia

Synonyms

• carduus

References

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