centaureum

Latin

Alternative forms

centaurion

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κενταύρειον (kentaúreion, “several plants related to Centaurea”), from κένταυρος (kéntauros, “centaur”) (due to the mythological discovery of its medicinal properties by Chiron the Centaur).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ken.tau̯ˈreː.um/, [kɛn̪t̪äu̯ˈreːʊ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃen.tau̯ˈre.um/, [t͡ʃen̪t̪äu̯ˈrɛːum]

Noun

centaurēum n (genitive centaurēī); second declension

(with maius) Centaurea centaurium
(with minus) Gentiana centaurium

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	centaurēum	centaurēa
Genitive	centaurēī	centaurēōrum
Dative	centaurēō	centaurēīs
Accusative	centaurēum	centaurēa
Ablative	centaurēō	centaurēīs
Vocative	centaurēum	centaurēa

Derived terms

centaurēa

References

“centaurēum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“centaureum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
centaureum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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