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See also: hypéricon
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin hypericon.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hypericon (uncountable)
- Hypericum; St. John's wort.
- 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 112:
- In the event of anyone wishing to invoke the very Prince of Spirits, the following ingredients were prescribed to be burnt - Juice of Hypericon, Saffron, Artemisia, and the root of Valerian.
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑπερικόν (huperikón).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /hyˈpe.ri.kon/, [hʏˈpɛrɪkɔn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /iˈpe.ri.kon/, [iˈpɛːrikon]
Noun[edit]
hypericon n (genitive hypericī); second declension
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hypericon | hyperica |
| Genitive | hypericī | hypericōrum |
| Dative | hypericō | hypericīs |
| Accusative | hypericon | hyperica |
| Ablative | hypericō | hypericīs |
| Vocative | hypericon | hyperica |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “hypericon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- hypericon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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