lychnis

See also: Lychnis

English

Etymology

From the genus name.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪknɪs/

Noun

lychnis (plural lychnises)

  1. (botany) Any of the genus Lychnis of flowering plants.

Latin

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek λυχνίς (lukhnís, “shining”).

Noun

lychnis f (genitive lychnidis); third declension

  1. a kind of rose
  2. a kind of precious stone

Declension

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lychnis lychnidēs
Genitive lychnidis lychnidum
Dative lychnidī lychnidibus
Accusative lychnidem lychnidēs
Ablative lychnide lychnidibus
Vocative lychnis lychnidēs

Noun

lychnīs

  1. dative plural of lychnus
  2. ablative plural of lychnus

References
  • lychnis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • lychnis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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