callipetalon

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek καλλιπέταλον (kallipétalon).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /kal.liˈpe.ta.lon/, [kälːʲɪˈpɛt̪äɫ̪ɔn]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kal.liˈpe.ta.lon/, [kälːiˈpɛːt̪älon]

Noun

callipetalon n (genitive callipetalī); second declension

cinquefoil (plant of the genus Potentilla)
Synonym: quīnquefolium

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	callipetalon	callipetala
Genitive	callipetalī	callipetalōrum
Dative	callipetalō	callipetalīs
Accusative	callipetalon	callipetala
Ablative	callipetalō	callipetalīs
Vocative	callipetalon	callipetala

Further reading

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

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