strychnos

See also: Strychnos

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στρύχνον (strúkhnon).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈstrykʰ.nos/, [ˈs̠t̪rʏkʰnɔs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈstrik.nos/, [ˈst̪riknos]

Noun

strychnos m (genitive strychnī); second declension

A kind of nightshade

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	strychnos	strychnī
Genitive	strychnī	strychnōrum
Dative	strychnō	strychnīs
Accusative	strychnon	strychnōs
Ablative	strychnō	strychnīs
Vocative	strychne	strychnī

Descendants

Translingual: Strychnos

References

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

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