noun · femininethird declension
colocynthis
colocynthis f (genitive colocynthidis)
Meaning
- femininecolocynth
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | colocynthis | colocynthidēs |
| genitive | colocynthidis | colocynthidum |
| dative | colocynthidī | colocynthidibus |
| accusative | colocynthidem | colocynthidēs |
| ablative | colocynthide | colocynthidibus |
| vocative | colocynthis | colocynthidēs |
cŏlŏcynthis, ĭdis, f., = κολοκυνθίς,
I. the colocynth or coloquintida, used as a purgative: Cucumis colocynthis, Linn.; Plin. 20, 3, 8, § 14; Pall. 1, 35, 9.
Origins
From Ancient Greek κολοκυνθίς (kolokunthís, “wild gourd, colocynth”).
In English words that came into English from colocynthis
- colocynthcolocynthis