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hyacinthus

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See also: Hyacinthus

Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ὑάκινθος (huákinthos), but ultimately from a non-Indo-European Mediterranean language.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hyacinthus m (genitive hyacinthī); second declension

  1. iris (plant)
  2. sapphire

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative hyacinthus hyacinthī
genitive hyacinthī hyacinthōrum
dative hyacinthō hyacinthīs
accusative hyacinthum hyacinthōs
ablative hyacinthō hyacinthīs
vocative hyacinthe hyacinthī

Descendants

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References

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  • hyacinthus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • hyacinthus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • hyacinthus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray