alsine
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See also: Alsine
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀλσίνη (alsínē).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈal.si.neː/, [ˈäɫ̪s̠ɪneː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈal.si.ne/, [ˈälsine]
Noun[edit]
alsinē f (genitive alsinēs); first declension
- A plant, perhaps the chickweed
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun (Greek-type).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | alsinē | alsinae |
| Genitive | alsinēs | alsinārum |
| Dative | alsinae | alsinīs |
| Accusative | alsinēn | alsinās |
| Ablative | alsinē | alsinīs |
| Vocative | alsinē | alsinae |
References[edit]
- “alsine”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- alsine in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.