asclepias
See also: Asclepias
English
Etymology
Etymology tree
Borrowed from taxonomic name Asclepias.
Noun
asclepias (plural asclepiases)
- Any plant of the genus Asclepias.
Translations
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀσκληπιάς (asklēpiás).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [asˈkɫeː.pi.as]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [asˈklɛː.pi.as]
Noun
asclēpias f (genitive asclēpiadis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | asclēpias | asclēpiadēs |
| genitive | asclēpiadis | asclēpiadum |
| dative | asclēpiadī | asclēpiadibus |
| accusative | asclēpiadem | asclēpiadēs |
| ablative | asclēpiade | asclēpiadibus |
| vocative | asclēpias | asclēpiadēs |
References
- “asclepias”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “asclepias”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.