daucum

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δαῦκον (daûkon), a variation of δαῦκος (daûkos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdau̯.kum/, [ˈd̪äu̯kʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdau̯.kum/, [ˈd̪äːu̯kum]

Noun

daucum n (genitive daucī); second declension

1. several plants of the parsnip or carrot kind, often used in medicine

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	daucum	dauca
Genitive	daucī	daucōrum
Dative	daucō	daucīs
Accusative	daucum	dauca
Ablative	daucō	daucīs
Vocative	daucum	dauca

Synonyms

• (carrot): carōta

References

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