aconitus

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from aconītum (“monk's hood, aconite, poison”), from Ancient Greek ἀκόνιτον (akóniton, “wolf's bane”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /a.koˈniː.tus/, [äkɔˈniːt̪ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.koˈni.tus/, [äkoˈniːt̪us]

Adjective

aconītus (feminine aconīta, neuter aconītum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (relational, New Latin) monkshood, wolfsbane

Usage notes
  • Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative aconītus aconīta aconītum aconītī aconītae aconīta
Genitive aconītī aconītae aconītī aconītōrum aconītārum aconītōrum
Dative aconītō aconītō aconītīs
Accusative aconītum aconītam aconītum aconītōs aconītās aconīta
Ablative aconītō aconītā aconītō aconītīs
Vocative aconīte aconīta aconītum aconītī aconītae aconīta

Derived terms
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