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noun · neutersecond declension

bdellium

bdellium n (genitive bdelliī or bdellī)
Classical[ˈbdɛl.li.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈbdɛl.li.um]

Meaning

  1. neuterbdellium
  2. neuterThe plant itself.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebdellium
bdella		bdellia
bdellae
genitivebdelliī
bdellī, bdellae		bdelliōrum
bdellārum
dativebdelliō
bdellae		bdelliīs
bdellīs
accusativebdellium
bdellam		bdellia
bdellās
ablativebdelliō
bdellā		bdelliīs
bdellīs
vocativebdellium
bdella		bdellia
bdellae

bdellĭum, ii, n. (bĕdella, ae, f., Marc. Emp. 19; cf. the letter B), = βδέλλιον,
I. an Asiatic plant, distinguished for its fragrant gum, the vine-palm: Borassus flabelliformis, Linn.; Plin. 12, 9, 19, § 35; Isid. Orig. 17, 8, 6.—
II. Meton., the costly gum exuding from it: Arabicum, Veg. 6, 14, 1 and 5: color bdellii, Vulg. Num. 11, 7.—Hence, as a term of endearment: tu crocinum et casia es, tu bdellium, Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 7.

Origins

From Ancient Greek βδέλλιον (bdéllion), see above.

In English words that came into English from bdellium

  • bdelliumbdellium

Quick answers

What does bdellium mean in Latin?
bdellium, a noun, means “bdellium; The plant itself.”.
What is the genitive of bdellium?
The genitive singular is bdelliī. bdellium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce bdellium?
In classical Latin, [ˈbdɛl.li.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbdɛl.li.um].