adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type)
aphrōdēs
aphrōdēs (neuter aphrōdes)
Meaning
- Greek typeone terminationfoaming, foamy
Peplis, quam aliqui sycen, alii meconion, alii mecona aphrode vocant, ex una radice tenui fruticat foliis rutae paulo latioribus.
77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 27.119.2
ā^phrōdes,
I. adj. comm., = ἀφρώδης, foamy, like foam:
mecon, a wild poppy, Plin. 27, 12, 93, § 119; cf. App. Herb. 53 (in Plin. 20, 19, 79, § 207, called aphron).Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀφρώδης (aphrṓdēs).
Descendants
- TranslingualAphrodes