ceratium
See also: Ceratium
English
Etymology
From Latin cerātium (“carob”), from Ancient Greek κερᾱ́τῐον (kerā́tion, “little horn, carob”), diminutive of κέρᾰς (kéras, “horn”). Doublet of carat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɪˈɹeɪʃ(ɪ)əm/
Noun
ceratium
- (rare) An orchid (Eria compressa).
References
- “ceratium, n.”, in OED Online
Further reading
- ceratium at The Plant List
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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κερᾱ́τῐον (kerā́tion, “little horn, carob”), diminutive of κέρᾰς (kéras, “horn”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /keˈraː.ti.um/, [kɛˈraː.ti.ũ]
Noun
cerātium n (genitive cerātiī or cerātī); second declension
- (botany) carob, Ceratonia siliqua
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cerātium | cerātia |
| genitive | cerātiī cerātī1 |
cerātiōrum |
| dative | cerātiō | cerātiīs |
| accusative | cerātium | cerātia |
| ablative | cerātiō | cerātiīs |
| vocative | cerātium | cerātia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Synonyms
- (carob, Ceratonia siliqua): siliqua graeca/siliqua Graeca
Descendants
Translingual descendants
- English: Ceratium/ceratium
References
- ceratium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ceratium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- ceratium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- “cerātium” on page 330/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)
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