stergethron

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek στέργηθρον (stérgēthron).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /sterˈɡeː.tʰron/, [s̠t̪ɛrˈɡeːt̪ʰrɔn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sterˈd͡ʒe.tron/, [st̪erˈd͡ʒɛːt̪ron]

Noun

stergēthron n (genitive stergēthrī); second declension

1. houseleek

Declension

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

	singular	plural
nominative	stergēthron	stergēthra
genitive	stergēthrī	stergēthrōrum
dative	stergēthrō	stergēthrīs
accusative	stergēthron	stergēthra
ablative	stergēthrō	stergēthrīs
vocative	stergēthron	stergēthra

References

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