Lysimachia
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Lysimachia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Myrsinaceae – many of the plants called loosestrifes and their relatives.
Hyponyms
- (genus): Lysimachia vulgaris (yellow loosestrife) - type species
References
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λῡσῐμᾰ́χειᾰ (Lūsimákheia).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /lyː.si.maˈkʰiː.a/, [lyː.sɪ.maˈkʰiː.a]
Proper noun
Lȳsimachīa f sg (genitive Lȳsimachīae); first declension
- a town of Chersonesus in Thrace
Declension
First declension, with locative.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Lȳsimachīa |
| Genitive | Lȳsimachīae |
| Dative | Lȳsimachīae |
| Accusative | Lȳsimachīam |
| Ablative | Lȳsimachīā |
| Vocative | Lȳsimachīa |
| Locative | Lȳsimachīae |
Derived terms
- Lȳsimachienses
References
- Lysimachia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Lysimachia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Lysimachia in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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