tithymalus

Latin

Alternative forms

• tithymallus

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τῐθῠ́μαλλος (tĭthŭ́mallos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /tiˈtʰy.ma.lus/, [t̪ɪˈt̪ʰʏmäɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /tiˈti.ma.lus/, [t̪iˈt̪iːmälus]

Noun

tithymalus m (genitive tithymalī); second declension

1. A kind of spurge

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	tithymalus	tithymalī
genitive	tithymalī	tithymalōrum
dative	tithymalō	tithymalīs
accusative	tithymalum	tithymalōs
ablative	tithymalō	tithymalīs
vocative	tithymale	tithymalī

Descendants

• → English: tithymal
• → French: tithymale
• → Italian: titimalo

References

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