zoophthalmos

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζῳόφθαλμος (zōióphthalmos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /zoː.opʰˈtʰal.mos/, [d̪͡z̪oːɔpʰˈt̪ʰäɫ̪mɔs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /d͡zo.ofˈtal.mos/, [d̪͡z̪oːfˈt̪älmos]

Noun

zōophthalmos m (genitive zōophthalmī); second declension

1. A plant with succulent leaves, of uncertain identification, possibly a species of Sempervivum or Sedum.

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

	singular	plural
nominative	zōophthalmos	zōophthalmī
genitive	zōophthalmī	zōophthalmōrum
dative	zōophthalmō	zōophthalmīs
accusative	zōophthalmon	zōophthalmōs
ablative	zōophthalmō	zōophthalmīs
vocative	zōophthalme	zōophthalmī

References

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