cirsion
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κίρσιον (kírsion).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkɪr.si.ɔn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃir.si.on]
Noun
cirsion n (genitive cirsiī); second declension
- A kind of thistle
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cirsion | cirsia |
| genitive | cirsiī | cirsiōrum |
| dative | cirsiō | cirsiīs |
| accusative | cirsion | cirsia |
| ablative | cirsiō | cirsiīs |
| vocative | cirsion | cirsia |
Synonyms
References
- “cirsion”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “cirsion”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.