plantago

See also: Plantago

Latin

Etymology

planta (a sprout”, “a shoot”; “a young tree or shrub that may be transplanted”, “a set”, “a slip”, “a cutting) + -āgō

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /planˈtaː.ɡoː/, [pɫanˈtaː.ɡoː]

Noun

plantāgō f (genitive plantāginis); third declension

  1. the plantain, especially the greater plantain (Plantago major)
  2. (Medieval Latin) a field or other place planted with vines, a vineyard

Declension

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative plantāgō plantāginēs
Genitive plantāginis plantāginum
Dative plantāginī plantāginibus
Accusative plantāginem plantāginēs
Ablative plantāgine plantāginibus
Vocative plantāgō plantāginēs

Derived terms

  • plantāgium (Mediaeval Latin)

Descendants

References


Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin plantāgō. Compare the inherited doublet tanchagem.

Noun

plantago m or f (in variation) (plural plantagos)

  1. plantain (any plant of the genus Plantago)

Synonyms

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