hyacinthus

See also: Hyacinthus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑάκινθος (huákinthos), but ultimately from a non-Indo-European Mediterranean language.

Pronunciation

Noun

hyacinthus m (genitive hyacinthī); second declension

  1. iris (plant)
  2. sapphire

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative hyacinthus hyacinthī
Genitive hyacinthī hyacinthōrum
Dative hyacinthō hyacinthīs
Accusative hyacinthum hyacinthōs
Ablative hyacinthō hyacinthīs
Vocative hyacinthe hyacinthī

Descendants

References

  • hyacinthus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • hyacinthus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • hyacinthus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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