hibiscum
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἱβίσκος (hibískos, “marsh mallow”), probably from Gaulish or another Celtic language.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /hiˈbis.kum/, [hɪˈbɪs.kũ]
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hibiscum | hibisca |
| Genitive | hibiscī | hibiscōrum |
| Dative | hibiscō | hibiscīs |
| Accusative | hibiscum | hibisca |
| Ablative | hibiscō | hibiscīs |
| Vocative | hibiscum | hibisca |
References
- hibiscum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- hibiscum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- hibiscum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- “hibiscum” in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
- Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
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