LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

aconītum

aconītum n (genitive aconītī)
Classical[a.kɔˈniː.tũː]Ecclesiastical[a.koˈniː.tum]

Meaning

  1. Any of the poisonous plants of the genus Aconitum; wolfsbane, monkshood, aconite.
  2. A poison made from the poisonous plants of the genus Aconitum.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaconītumaconīta
genitiveaconītīaconītōrum
dativeaconītōaconītīs
accusativeaconītumaconīta
ablativeaconītōaconītīs
vocativeaconītumaconīta

ăcŏnītum, i, n., = ἀκόνιτον,
I. a poisonous plant, wolf's-bane, monk's-hood, aconite, Plin. 27, 2, 2; 6, 1, 1 fin.: aconiton, Ov. M. 7, 407.—In plur., Verg. G. 2, 152; Ov. M. 7, 419; Aus. Idyll. 12, 9, 11; Luc. 4, 322. —For a strong poison in gen., Ov. M. 1, 147; Juv. 10, 25.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἀκόνιτον (akóniton, “wolf's bane”).

Descendants
  • Englishaconite
  • Englishaconitum
  • Italianaconito
  • Portugueseacônito
  • Esperantoakonito
  • Idoakonito
  • Russianакони́т
  • Translingualaconita
  • TranslingualAconitum

In English words that came into English from aconītum

  • aconiteaconītum
  • aconitumaconītum

Quick answers

What does aconītum mean in Latin?
aconītum, a noun, means “Any of the poisonous plants of the genus Aconitum; wolfsbane, monkshood, aconite.; A poison made from the poisonous plants of the genus Aconitum.”.
What is the genitive of aconītum?
The genitive singular is aconītī. aconītum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce aconītum?
In classical Latin, [a.kɔˈniː.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.koˈniː.tum].