centaureum
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Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek κενταύρειον (kentaúreion, “several plants related to Centaurea”), from κένταυρος (kéntauros, “centaur”) (due to the mythological discovery of its medicinal properties by Chiron the Centaur).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ken.tau̯ˈreː.um/, [kɛn̪t̪äu̯ˈreːʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃen.tau̯ˈre.um/, [t͡ʃen̪t̪äu̯ˈrɛːum]
Noun[edit]
centaurēum n (genitive centaurēī); second declension
- (with maius) Centaurea centaurium
- (with minus) Gentiana centaurium
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | centaurēum | centaurēa |
| Genitive | centaurēī | centaurēōrum |
| Dative | centaurēō | centaurēīs |
| Accusative | centaurēum | centaurēa |
| Ablative | centaurēō | centaurēīs |
| Vocative | centaurēum | centaurēa |
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “centaurēum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “centaureum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- centaureum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.