LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

elleborus

elleborus m (genitive elleborī)
Classical[ɛlˈlɛ.bɔ.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[elˈlɛː.bo.rus]

Meaning

  1. masculinehellebore, used as a remedy for mental illnesses

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeelleboruselleborī
genitiveelleborīelleborōrum
dativeelleborōelleborīs
accusativeelleborumelleborōs
ablativeelleborōelleborīs
vocativeelleboreelleborī

ellĕbŏrus (hell-), i, m., and ellĕ-bŏrum (hell-), i, n.,
I. hellebore, in pure Lat. veratrum, a plant much used by the ancients as a remedy for mental diseases, epilepsy, etc.; the best grew on the island of Anticyra, in the Aegean Sea, Pl. 25, 5, 21; id. 25, 13, 94; Gell. 17, 15; Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 89; Verg. G. 3, 451; Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 137; Cels. 2, 13; Sen. Ep. 83, 25.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἑλλέβορος (helléboros, “hellebore”).

Quick answers

What does elleborus mean in Latin?
elleborus, a noun, means “hellebore, used as a remedy for mental illnesses”.
What is the genitive of elleborus?
The genitive singular is elleborī. elleborus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce elleborus?
In classical Latin, [ɛlˈlɛ.bɔ.rʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [elˈlɛː.bo.rus].