LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

cicūta

cicūta f (genitive cicūtae)
Classical[kɪˈkuː.ta]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃiˈkuː.ta]

Meaning

  1. a plant, poison hemlock, probably either Conium maculatum or Cicuta virosa
  2. the juice of the hemlock given to prisoners as poison
  3. a pipe or flute made from the stalks or stems of the hemlock

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecicūtacicūtae
genitivecicūtaecicūtārum
dativecicūtaecicūtīs
accusativecicūtamcicūtās
ablativecicūtācicūtīs
vocativecicūtacicūtae

cĭcūta, ae, f.,
I. the hemlock given to criminals as poison; prob. either Cicuta virosa or Conium maculatum, Linn.; Plin. 25, 13, 95, § 151; Cato, R. R. 27, 2; Lucr. 5, 897; Hor. S. 2, 1, 56 al.; plur., id. Ep. 2, 2, 53; drunk by Socrates; hence: magister sorbitio tollit quem dira cicutae, i. e. Socrates, Pers. 4, 1 sq.—To the extraordinary coldness produced by it, reference is made in Pers. 5, 145.—
II. Meton., a pipe or flute made from the stalks of the hemlock, a shepherd's pipe, Lucr. 5, 1382; Verg. E. 2, 36; 5, 85; Calp. Ecl. 7, 12.
Cĭcūta, ae, m.,
I. the name of a usurer in Hor. S. 2, 3, 69 and 175.

Origins

From the same substrate source as English kex, Cornish kegis, and Welsh cegid (“hemlock”).

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanceguda
  • Frenchciguëfrom Old French cëue
  • Frenchçuefrom Old French cëue
  • Frenchceüefrom Old French cëue
  • Occitanciguda
  • Aragoneseacecuta
  • Gasconcecuta
  • Gasconciguda
  • Gasconceguda
  • Vivaro-Alpinecigüafrom Occitan ciguda
Borrowings
  • Catalancicuta
  • Portuguesecicuta
  • Spanishcicuta
  • Albaniankukutë
  • Andalusian Arabicجقوطة
  • Galiciancicuta
  • Greekκικούτα
  • Greekκιρκούτα
  • Russianцику́та
  • Cyrillic scriptку̀кута
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesecegude
  • Portuguesecigude
  • Galiciancegude
  • Galiciancigude
Balkan Romance
  • Romaniancucută
  • Aromaniancucutã
Italo-Romance
  • Italiancicuta
  • Siciliancicuta
North-Italian
  • Piedmontesesùa

Quick answers

What does cicūta mean in Latin?
cicūta, a noun, means “a plant, poison hemlock, probably either Conium maculatum or Cicuta virosa; the juice of the hemlock given to prisoners as poison; a pipe or flute made from the stalks or stems of the hemlock”.
What is the genitive of cicūta?
The genitive singular is cicūtae. cicūta is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce cicūta?
In classical Latin, [kɪˈkuː.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃiˈkuː.ta].