LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

cērintha

cērintha f (genitive cērinthae)
Classical[keːˈrɪn.tʰa]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃeˈrin.ta]

Meaning

  1. cerinthe, honeywort

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecērinthacērinthae
genitivecērinthaecērinthārum
dativecērinthaecērinthīs
accusativecērinthamcērinthās
ablativecērinthācērinthīs
vocativecērinthacērinthae

cērintha, ae (-ē, ēs, Plin. 21, 12, 41, § 70), f., = κηρινθη,
I. a plant which bees are fond of, wax - flower: Cerinthe major, Linn.; Verg. G. 4, 63; Col. 9, 8, 13.

Origins

From Ancient Greek κερίνθη (kerínthē) (not in lexicons), from κηρός (kērós, “wax”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”), from the belief that bees extracted wax from the blossoms to make their honeycombs.

Quick answers

What does cērintha mean in Latin?
cērintha, a noun, means “cerinthe, honeywort”.
What is the genitive of cērintha?
The genitive singular is cērinthae. cērintha is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce cērintha?
In classical Latin, [keːˈrɪn.tʰa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃeˈrin.ta].