coriandrum

See also: Coriandrum

Latin

Alternative forms

coriandron
coriandrus f

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κορίανδρον (koríandron), of uncertain origin.

Compare Ancient Greek κορίαννον (koríannon), κορίαμβλον (koríamblon), Mycenaean Greek 𐀒𐀪𐁀𐀅𐀙 (ko-ri-ha-da-na), 𐀒𐀪𐀊𐀅𐀙 (ko-ri-ja-da-na), 𐀒𐀪𐀊𐀈𐀜 (ko-ri-ja-do-no), 𐀒𐀪𐀍𐀅𐀙 (ko-ri-jo-da-na), and Akkadian 𒌑𒄷𒌷𒌝 (ḫurium; huri'ānu).

Beekes supposes that cluster -dn- implies a Pre-Greek word, and hypothesizes that *koriaⁿdro- may have dissimilated to *koriaⁿdno-.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ko.riˈan.drum/, [kɔ.rɪˈan.drũ]

Noun

coriandrum n (genitive coriandrī); second declension

coriander

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	coriandrum	coriandra
Genitive	coriandrī	coriandrōrum
Dative	coriandrō	coriandrīs
Accusative	coriandrum	coriandra
Ablative	coriandrō	coriandrīs
Vocative	coriandrum	coriandra

Descendants

Catalan: coriandre, celiandre
English: coriander, cilantro
French: coriandre
German: Koriander
Italian: coriandolo

Portuguese: coentro
Russian: кориа́ндр (koriándr)
Sicilian: cugghiandru
Spanish: cilantro, coriandro
Translingual: Coriandrum

References

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

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