centaurion
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κενταύριον (kentaúrion), κενταύρειον (kentaúreion, “several plants related to Centaurea”), from κένταυρος (kéntauros, “centaur”) (due to the mythological discovery of its medicinal properties by Chiron the Centaur).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kenˈtau̯.ri.on/, [kɛn̪ˈt̪äu̯riɔn]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃenˈtau̯.ri.on/, [t͡ʃen̪ˈt̪äːu̯rion]
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | centaurion | centauria |
| Genitive | centauriī | centauriōrum |
| Dative | centauriō | centauriīs |
| Accusative | centaurion | centauria |
| Ablative | centauriō | centauriīs |
| Vocative | centaurion | centauria |
Derived terms
References
- “centaurion”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- centaurion in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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