cerinthus
See also: Cerinthus
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κήρῐνθος (kḗrĭnthos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [keːˈrɪn.tʰʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [t͡ʃeˈrin.tus]
Noun
cērinthus m (genitive cērinthī); second declension
- beebread; sandarac (bee pollen with added honey and bee secretions, stored in brood cells)
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cērinthus | cērinthī |
| genitive | cērinthī | cērinthōrum |
| dative | cērinthō | cērinthīs |
| accusative | cērinthum | cērinthōs |
| ablative | cērinthō | cērinthīs |
| vocative | cērinthe | cērinthī |
References
- “cerinthus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “cerinthus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.