asclepias
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See also: Asclepias
English[edit]
Noun[edit]
asclepias (plural asclepiases)
- Any plant of the genus Asclepias.
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἀσκληπιάς (asklēpiás).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /asˈkleː.pi.as/, [äs̠ˈkɫ̪eːpiäs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /asˈkle.pi.as/, [äsˈklɛːpiäs]
Noun[edit]
asclēpias f (genitive asclēpiadis); third declension
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | asclēpias | asclēpiadēs |
| Genitive | asclēpiadis | asclēpiadum |
| Dative | asclēpiadī | asclēpiadibus |
| Accusative | asclēpiadem | asclēpiadēs |
| Ablative | asclēpiade | asclēpiadibus |
| Vocative | asclēpias | asclēpiadēs |
References[edit]
- “asclepias”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- asclepias in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.