centaurea

See also: Centaurea and centáurea

Italian

Noun

centaurea f (plural centauree)

  1. centaury, star thistle (Centaurea)

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Accessory form of centaurēum in the Herbarium of Pseudo-Apuleius, 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

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ken.tau̯ˈreː.a/, [kɛn.tau̯ˈreː.a]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃen.tau̯ˈre.a/, [t͡ʃen.tau̯ˈreː.a]

Noun

centaurēa f (genitive centaurēae); first declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) Alternative form of centaurēum

Declension

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative centaurēa centaurēae
genitive centaurēae centaurēārum
dative centaurēae centaurēīs
accusative centaurēam centaurēās
ablative centaurēā centaurēīs
vocative centaurēa centaurēae

Descendants

References

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