hyacinthus
See also: Hyacinthus
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὑάκινθος (huákinthos), but ultimately from a non-Indo-European Mediterranean language.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /hy.aˈkin.tʰus/, [hʏ.aˈkɪn.tʰʊs]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /i.aˈt͡ʃin.tus/
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hyacinthus | hyacinthī |
| Genitive | hyacinthī | hyacinthōrum |
| Dative | hyacinthō | hyacinthīs |
| Accusative | hyacinthum | hyacinthōs |
| Ablative | hyacinthō | hyacinthīs |
| Vocative | hyacinthe | hyacinthī |
References
- hyacinthus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- hyacinthus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- hyacinthus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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