aconitum
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Aconitum napellus
See also: Aconitum
English
Etymology
From Latin aconītum (“wolfsbane, monkshood”). See aconite.
Noun
aconitum (plural aconitums)
- The poisonous herb aconite; also, an extract from it.
- c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, ”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :
- Strong As aconitum or rash gunpowder.
- Aconitum, a genus of plants in the family Ranunculaceae.
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀκόνιτον (akóniton, “wolf's bane”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /a.koˈniː.tum/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.koˈni.tum/,
Noun
aconītum n (genitive aconītī); second declension
- Any of the poisonous plants of the genus Aconitum; wolfsbane, monkshood, aconite.
- A poison made from the poisonous plants of the genus Aconitum.
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | aconītum | aconīta |
| genitive | aconītī | aconītōrum |
| dative | aconītō | aconītīs |
| accusative | aconītum | aconīta |
| ablative | aconītō | aconītīs |
| vocative | aconītum | aconīta |
Descendants
References
- “aconitum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “aconitum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- aconitum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.