wolfsbane

See also: wolf's bane

English

Alternative forms

wolf's bane, wolfbane

Etymology

From wolf +‎ -s- +‎ bane, a calque of Ancient Greek λυκοκτόνον (lukoktónon), from λύκος (lúkos, “wolf”) + κτείνω (kteínō, “I kill”). Influenced by Latin lycoctonum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwʊlfsbeɪn/

Noun

wolfsbane (plural wolfsbanes)

Any of several poisonous perennial herbs of the genus Aconitum.

Synonyms

(herb of the genus Aconitum): aconite, monkshood

Translations

herbs of the genus Aconitum

Finnish: ukonhattu (fi)
French: aconit (fr) m, tue-loup (fr) m
German: Eisenhut (de) m
Irish: fuath an mhadra m
Japanese: 鳥兜 (torikabuto)
Polish: tojad (pl) m

Russian: боре́ц (ru) m (boréc), акони́т (ru) m (akonít)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: јѐдић m

Roman: jèdić (sh) m
Swahili: sumu ya mbwa-mwitu
Swedish: stormhatt c

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