strychnos

See also: Strychnos

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στρύχνον (strúkhnon).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈstrykʰ.nos/, [ˈstrʏkʰ.nɔs]

Noun

strychnos m (genitive strychnī); second declension

A kind of nightshade

Declension

Second declension, Greek type.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	strychnos	strychnī
Genitive	strychnī	strychnōrum
Dative	strychnō	strychnīs
Accusative	strychnon	strychnōs
Ablative	strychnō	strychnīs
Vocative	strychne	strychnī

Descendants

Translingual: Strychnos

References

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

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