tiphyon

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τίφυον (típhuon).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈti.pʰy.on/, [ˈt̪ɪpʰyɔn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈti.fi.on/, [ˈt̪iːfion]

Noun

tiphyon n (genitive tiphyī); second declension

1. A kind of narcissus

Declension

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

	singular	plural
nominative	tiphyon	tiphya
genitive	tiphyī	tiphyōrum
dative	tiphyō	tiphyīs
accusative	tiphyon	tiphya
ablative	tiphyō	tiphyīs
vocative	tiphyon	tiphya

References

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