cerinthus

See also: Cerinthus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κήρῐνθος (kḗrĭnthos).

Pronunciation

Noun

cērinthus m (genitive cērinthī); second declension

  1. beebread; sandarac (bee pollen with added honey and bee secretions, stored in brood cells)
    Synonyms: erithacē, sandaraca

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.