helleborus
See also: Helleborus
Latin
Alternative forms
- helleborum
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἑλλέβορος (helléboros).
Noun
helleborus m (genitive helleborī); second declension
- A flowering evergreen plant, probably Helleborus foetidus or another hellebore
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | helleborus | helleborī |
| Genitive | helleborī | helleborōrum |
| Dative | helleborō | helleborīs |
| Accusative | helleborum | helleborōs |
| Ablative | helleborō | helleborīs |
| Vocative | hellebore | helleborī |
Descendants
- → Catalan: el·lèbor
References
- “helleborus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “helleborus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- helleborus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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