noun · neutersecond declension
antirrhīnon
antirrhīnon n (genitive antirrhīnī)
Classical[an.tɪrˈrʰiː.nɔn]Ecclesiastical[an.tirˈriː.non]
Meaning
- 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
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | antirrhīnon | antirrhīna antirrīna |
| genitive | antirrhīnī antirrīnī | antirrhīnōrum antirrīnōrum |
| dative | antirrhīnō antirrīnō | antirrhīnīs antirrīnīs |
| accusative | antirrhīnon | antirrhīna antirrīna |
| ablative | antirrhīnō antirrīnō | antirrhīnīs antirrīnīs |
| vocative | antirrhīnon | antirrhīna 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