aristolochia

See also: Aristolochia

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀριστολόχεια (aristolókheia).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /a.ris.toˈlo.kʰi.a/, [ärɪs̠t̪ɔˈɫ̪ɔkʰiä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.ris.toˈlo.ki.a/, [ärist̪oˈlɔːkiä]

Noun

aristolochia f (genitive aristolochiae); first declension

birthwort (medicinal plant used in childbirth)
Synonym: scardia

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	aristolochia	aristolochiae
Genitive	aristolochiae	aristolochiārum
Dative	aristolochiae	aristolochiīs
Accusative	aristolochiam	aristolochiās
Ablative	aristolochiā	aristolochiīs
Vocative	aristolochia	aristolochiae

Descendants

Catalan: aristolòquia
Galician: aristoloquia
Italian: aristolochia
Portuguese: aristolóquia
Spanish: aristoloquia

References

“aristolochia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
aristolochia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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