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noun · neutersecond declension

antirrhīnon

antirrhīnon n (genitive antirrhīnī)
Classical[an.tɪrˈrʰiː.nɔn]Ecclesiastical[an.tirˈriː.non]

Meaning

  1. snapdragon, antirrhinum, lion’s mouth, lion’s snap, calf’s snout (any plant of the genus Antirrhinum)
    peristereos adposita in adipe suillo recenti, antirrhinon cum rosaceo et melle.77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 26.155

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeantirrhīnonantirrhīna
antirrīna
genitiveantirrhīnī
antirrīnī
antirrhīnōrum
antirrīnōrum
dativeantirrhīnō
antirrīnō
antirrhīnīs
antirrīnīs
accusativeantirrhīnonantirrhīna
antirrīna
ablativeantirrhīnō
antirrīnō
antirrhīnīs
antirrīnīs
vocativeantirrhīnonantirrhīna
antirrīna

antirrhīnon (-um), i, n., = ἀντίρρινον; also ănarrhīnon, i, n., = ἀνἀρρινον,
I. a plant, wild lion's-mouth: Antirrhinum Orontium, Linn.: antirrhinum, Plin. 25, 10, 80, § 129 Jan; cf. App. Herb. 86.

Origins

From the Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ρρῑνον (ăntĭ́rrhīnon, “calf’s snout”).

Descendants
  • Englishantirrhinum
  • ?Italianantirrino

In English words that came into English from antirrhīnon

  • antirrhinumantirrhīnum

Quick answers

What does antirrhīnon mean in Latin?
antirrhīnon, a noun, means “snapdragon, antirrhinum, lion’s mouth, lion’s snap, calf’s snout (any plant of the genus Antirrhinum)”.
What is the genitive of antirrhīnon?
The genitive singular is antirrhīnī. antirrhīnon is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce antirrhīnon?
In classical Latin, [an.tɪrˈrʰiː.nɔn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [an.tirˈriː.non].