eryngion

See also: éryngion

Latin

Alternative forms

• ērynge

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἠρύγγιον (ērúngion).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /eːˈryn.ɡi.on/, [eːˈrʏŋɡiɔn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eˈrin.d͡ʒi.on/, [eˈrin̠ʲd͡ʒion]

Noun

ēryngion n (genitive ēryngiī); second declension

1. a kind of thistle, possibly the eringo or spotted yellow thistle

Declension

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

	singular	plural
nominative	ēryngion	ēryngia
genitive	ēryngiī	ēryngiōrum
dative	ēryngiō	ēryngiīs
accusative	ēryngion	ēryngia
ablative	ēryngiō	ēryngiīs
vocative	ēryngion	ēryngia

References

• “eryngion”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press