apium

See also: Apium

Latin

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈa.pi.um/, [ˈa.pi.ũ]

Etymology 1

From apis (“bee”) because of bees' perceived inclination towards the plant.

Noun

apium n (genitive apiī); second declension

  1. parsley (with fragrant leaves)
  2. celery

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative apium apia
Genitive apiī apiōrum
Dative apiō apiīs
Accusative apium apia
Ablative apiō apiīs
Vocative apium apia
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Portuguese: aipo
  • Sardinian: àpiu, àppiu
  • Sicilian: accia
  • Spanish: apio

Etymology 2

Inflected form of apis (“bee”)

Noun

apium

  1. genitive plural of apis

References
  • apium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • apium in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • apium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • apium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • apium in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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