hibiscum
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἱβίσκος (hibískos, “marsh mallow”), probably from Gaulish or another Celtic language.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /hiˈbiːs.kum/, [hɪˈbiːs̠kʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /iˈbis.kum/, [iˈbiskum]
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hibīscum | hibīsca |
| Genitive | hibīscī | hibīscōrum |
| Dative | hibīscō | hibīscīs |
| Accusative | hibīscum | hibīsca |
| Ablative | hibīscō | hibīscīs |
| Vocative | hibīscum | hibīsca |
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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