elleborus
Latin
Alternative forms
- helleborus
- elleborum, helleborum
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἑλλέβορος (helléboros, “hellebore”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /elˈle.bo.rus/, [ɛlˈlʲɛbɔrʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /elˈle.bo.rus/, [elˈlɛːborus]
Noun
elleborus m (genitive elleborī); second declension
- hellebore, used as a remedy for mental illnesses
- Synonym: vērātrum
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | elleborus | elleborī |
| Genitive | elleborī | elleborōrum |
| Dative | elleborō | elleborīs |
| Accusative | elleborum | elleborōs |
| Ablative | elleborō | elleborīs |
| Vocative | ellebore | elleborī |
References
- “elleborus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “elleborus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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