LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

elatērium

elatērium n (genitive elatēriī or elatērī)
Classical[ɛ.ɫaˈteː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[e.laˈtɛː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. a medicine prepared from the juice of the squirting cucumber
    LXX. Facit bene et hoc medicamentum: Fellis taurini p. 𐆖 II, elaterii, qui est sucus cucumeris silvatici, p. 𐆖 I, cachyros animati p. 𐆖 I; tritum melle admixto reponitur.c. 43 CE – 46 CE, Scribonius Largus, Compositiones medicamentorum 70
  2. New Latinsquirting cucumber

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeelatēriumelatēria
genitiveelatēriī
elatērī		elatēriōrum
dativeelatēriōelatēriīs
accusativeelatēriumelatēria
ablativeelatēriōelatēriīs
vocativeelatēriumelatēria

ĕlătērĭum, ii, n., = ἐλατήριον,
I. a medicine prepared from the juice of the wild cucumber, Cels. 5, 12; 6, 5; Scribon. Comp. 70, 224; Plin. 20, 1, 3, § 5 al.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐλατήριον (elatḗrion).

Descendants
  • TranslingualElaterium

Quick answers

What does elatērium mean in Latin?
elatērium, a noun, means “a medicine prepared from the juice of the squirting cucumber; squirting cucumber”.
What is the genitive of elatērium?
The genitive singular is elatēriī. elatērium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce elatērium?
In classical Latin, [ɛ.ɫaˈteː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.laˈtɛː.ri.um].