strychnos
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See also: Strychnos
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek στρύχνον (strúkhnon).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈstrykʰ.nos/, [ˈs̠t̪rʏkʰnɔs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈstrik.nos/, [ˈst̪riknos]
Noun
[edit]strychnos m (genitive strychnī); second declension
- A kind of nightshade
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun (Greek-type).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | strychnos | strychnī |
| Genitive | strychnī | strychnōrum |
| Dative | strychnō | strychnīs |
| Accusative | strychnon | strychnōs |
| Ablative | strychnō | strychnīs |
| Vocative | strychne | strychnī |
Descendants
[edit]- Translingual: Strychnos
References
[edit]- “strychnos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- strychnos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.