dracontium
English
Etymology
From the genus in which Symplocarpus foetidus was formerly classified, Dracontium, from Latin dracontium (“dragon-wort”), from Ancient Greek δρακόντιον (drakóntion).
Noun
dracontium
- (pharmacy, obsolete) The roots and rhizomes of skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus
See also
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δρακόντιον (drakóntion).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /draˈkon.ti.um/
Noun
dracontium n (genitive dracontiī); second declension
- dragonwort; either Dracunculus vulgaris or Arum dracunculus
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dracontium | dracontia |
| genitive | dracontiī | dracontiōrum |
| dative | dracontiō | dracontiīs |
| accusative | dracontium | dracontia |
| ablative | dracontiō | dracontiīs |
| vocative | dracontium | dracontia |
Descendants
- English: dracontium
- Translingual: Dracontium
- Spanish: draconcio
References
- dracontium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- dracontium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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