sphacos

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σφάκος (sphákos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈspʰa.kos/, [ˈs̠pʰäkɔs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsfa.kos/, [ˈsfäːkos]

Noun

sphacos m (genitive sphacī); second declension

1. a kind of sage

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

	singular	plural
nominative	sphacos	sphacī sphacoe
genitive	sphacī	sphacōrum
dative	sphacō	sphacīs
accusative	sphacon	sphacōs
ablative	sphacō	sphacīs
vocative	sphace	sphacī sphacoe

Synonyms

• salvia

Descendants

• Translingual: Sphaceloma, Sphacanthus, Sphacopsis, Sphacophyllum, Sphacele

References

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