apocynon

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀπόκυνον (apókunon), from ἀπό (apó, “from, away from”) and κυνός (kunós, “dog”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈpo.ky.non/, [aˈpɔ.kʏ.nɔn]

Noun

apocynon n (genitive apocynī); second declension

  1. A little bone in the left side of the venomous frog
  2. The dogbane

Inflection

Second declension, Greek type.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative apocynon apocyna
Genitive apocynī apocynōrum
Dative apocynō apocynīs
Accusative apocynon apocyna
Ablative apocynō apocynīs
Vocative apocynon apocyna

References
  • apocynon in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • apocynon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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