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noun · neutersecond declension

acrocorium

acrocorium n (genitive acrocoriī or acrocorī)
Classical[a.krɔˈkɔ.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[a.kroˈkɔː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinneuterdill

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeacrocoriumacrocoria
genitiveacrocoriī
acrocorī
acrocoriōrum
dativeacrocoriōacrocoriīs
accusativeacrocoriumacrocoria
ablativeacrocoriōacrocoriīs
vocativeacrocoriumacrocoria

acrŏcŏrĭum, ii, n.,
I. a kind of onion, Plin. 19, 5, 30, § 95.

Origins

Erroneous reading of cyica, a type of bulbous plant, in Pliny, Naturalis historia, 19.30.95. Attested later as a ghost word in the Glossary of Ælfric of Eynsham (c. 1000), glossed as dille.

Quick answers

What does acrocorium mean in Latin?
acrocorium, a noun, means “dill”.
What is the genitive of acrocorium?
The genitive singular is acrocoriī. acrocorium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce acrocorium?
In classical Latin, [a.krɔˈkɔ.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.kroˈkɔː.ri.um].