epipactis

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιπακτίς (epipaktís).

Noun

epipactis f (genitive epipactidis); third declension

  1. helleborine

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative epipactis epipactidēs
genitive epipactidis epipactidum
dative epipactidī epipactidibus
accusative epipactidem epipactidēs
ablative epipactide epipactidibus
vocative epipactis epipactidēs

Descendants

  • Translingual: Epipactis

References

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