helenium
See also: Helenium
English
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
helenium (plural heleniums)
- Any of various flowering plants, of the genus Helenium, the dried leaves of which were once used to make a form of snuff
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἑλένιον (helénion).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /heˈle.ni.um/, [hɛˈɫɛ.ni.ũ]
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | helenium | helenia |
| Genitive | heleniī | heleniōrum |
| Dative | heleniō | heleniīs |
| Accusative | helenium | helenia |
| Ablative | heleniō | heleniīs |
| Vocative | helenium | helenia |
Descendants
- Translingual: Helenium
References
- helenium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- helenium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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