According to Pedanius Dioscorides, the plant is named after the Illyrian king Gentius, which has been associated with the fact that the plant was prominent in the Alps.
γεντῐᾱνή • (gentiānḗ) f (genitive γεντῐᾱνῆς); first declension
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ γεντῐᾱνή hē gentiānḗ |
τὼ γεντῐᾱνᾱ́ tṑ gentiānā́ |
αἱ γεντῐᾱναί hai gentiānaí | ||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς γεντῐᾱνῆς tês gentiānês |
τοῖν γεντῐᾱναῖν toîn gentiānaîn |
τῶν γεντῐᾱνῶν tôn gentiānôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῇ γεντῐᾱνῇ têi gentiānêi |
τοῖν γεντῐᾱναῖν toîn gentiānaîn |
ταῖς γεντῐᾱναῖς taîs gentiānaîs | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν γεντῐᾱνήν tḕn gentiānḗn |
τὼ γεντῐᾱνᾱ́ tṑ gentiānā́ |
τᾱ̀ς γεντῐᾱνᾱ́ς tā̀s gentiānā́s | ||||||||||
Vocative | γεντῐᾱνή gentiānḗ |
γεντῐᾱνᾱ́ gentiānā́ |
γεντῐᾱναί gentiānaí | ||||||||||
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