scammonium

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκαμμώνιον (skammṓnion).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /skamˈmoː.ni.um/, [s̠kämˈmoːniʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /skamˈmo.ni.um/, [skämˈmɔːnium]

Noun

scammōnium n (genitive scammōniī or scammōnī); second declension

1. Synonym of scammōnea: scammony

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	scammōnium	scammōnia
genitive	scammōniī scammōnī1	scammōniōrum
dative	scammōniō	scammōniīs
accusative	scammōnium	scammōnia
ablative	scammōniō	scammōniīs
vocative	scammōnium	scammōnia

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants

• Italian: scamonio