LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

caerefolium

caerefolium n (genitive caerefoliī or caerefolī)
Classical[kae̯.rɛˈfɔ.li.ũː]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃe.reˈfɔː.li.um]

Meaning

  1. neutergarden chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecaerefoliumcaerefolia
genitivecaerefoliī
caerefolī		caerefoliōrum
dativecaerefoliōcaerefoliīs
accusativecaerefoliumcaerefolia
ablativecaerefoliōcaerefoliīs
vocativecaerefoliumcaerefolia

caerĕfŏlĭum, ii (chaerĕphyl-lum, Col. 10, 110), n. χαιρέφυλλον, whence the Fr. cerfeuil, and Germ. Kerbel,
I. chervil, Plin. 19, 8, 54, § 170; Pall. Febr. 24, 9; id. Sept. 13, 3; App. Herb. 104.

Origins

From Ancient Greek χαιρέφυλλον (khairéphullon).

Descendants
  • Catalancerfull
  • Frenchcerfeuil
  • Italiancerfoglio
  • Englishchervilfrom Anglo-Norman chervele
  • Occitancerfuèlh
  • Spanishcerefolio
  • Spanishperifollo
  • Portuguesecerefólio
  • Portuguesecerefolho
  • GermanKerbelfrom Old High German kervil

Quick answers

What does caerefolium mean in Latin?
caerefolium, a noun, means “garden chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium)”.
What is the genitive of caerefolium?
The genitive singular is caerefoliī. caerefolium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce caerefolium?
In classical Latin, [kae̯.rɛˈfɔ.li.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃe.reˈfɔː.li.um].