centauria

Latin

Alternative forms

centaurēa

Etymology

Accessory form of centaurion in the Herbarium of Pseudo-Apuleius, from Ancient Greek κενταύριον (kentaúrion), 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): /kenˈtau̯.ri.a/, [kɛnˈtau̯.ri.a]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃenˈtau̯.ri.a/

Noun

centauria f (genitive centauriae); first declension

(Medieval Latin) Alternative form of centaurēum

Declension

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	centauria	centauriae
genitive	centauriae	centauriārum
dative	centauriae	centauriīs
accusative	centauriam	centauriās
ablative	centauriā	centauriīs
vocative	centauria	centauriae

References

centauria in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
centauria in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

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