Euphorbium
See also: euphorbium
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Εὐφόρβιον (Euphórbion), from Εὔφορβος (Eúphorbos, “Euphorbus”) + -ιον (-ion, “-ium”). The name is from Εὔφορβος (Eúphorbos, “well-fed”); εὖ (eû, “well”) + φορβή (phorbḗ, “food, fodder”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /eu̯ˈpʰor.bi.um/, [ɛu̯ˈpʰɔrbiʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eu̯ˈfor.bi.um/, [eu̯ˈfɔrbium]
Proper noun
Euphorbium n sg (genitive Euphorbiī or Euphorbī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Euphorbium |
| Genitive | Euphorbiī Euphorbī1 |
| Dative | Euphorbiō |
| Accusative | Euphorbium |
| Ablative | Euphorbiō |
| Vocative | Euphorbium |
| Locative | Euphorbiī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Euphorbēnī
References
- “Euphorbium”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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