asphodelus

Latin

Alternative forms

asphodilus

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ἀσφόδελος (asphódelos, “asphodel”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /asˈpʰo.de.lus/

Noun

asphodelus m (genitive asphodelī); second declension

asphodel

Declension

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	asphodelus	asphodelī
genitive	asphodelī	asphodelōrum
dative	asphodelō	asphodelīs
accusative	asphodelum	asphodelōs
ablative	asphodelō	asphodelīs
vocative	asphodele	asphodelī

Synonyms

(asphodel): albutium (pure Latin)

Descendants

Middle English: affodill
- English: daffodil, asphodel
Translingual: Asphodelus

References

asphŏdĕlus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
asphodelus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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