What does ēscāriola mean in Latin?

ēscāriola, a noun, means “endive”.

What is the genitive of ēscāriola?

The genitive singular is ēscāriolae. ēscāriola is feminine, first declension.

In classical Latin, [eːs.kaːˈri.ɔ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [es.kaˈriː.o.la].

noun · femininefirst declension

ēscāriola f (genitive ēscāriolae)

Classical[eːs.kaːˈri.ɔ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[es.kaˈriː.o.la]

Late Latinendive
τρώξιμα escariolae (var. θρώξιμα escariole) [Greek] τρώξιμα [is in Latin] escariolae200–400 Hermeneumata Pseudodositheana Leidensia Book 2 sect. Περὶ λαχάνων De oleribus = Corpus glossariorum latinorum III p. 16 l. 37
Intiua cicorea herba cuius radices multe et tenues sunt ambiunt segetes et necant […] Intiba quę vulgo scariola vocaturThe endive is cichory the roots of which are many and tender and go around what is sown and kill it. […] Endive which is popularly called scariola800–1000 Codex cassinensis 402 in Corpus glossariorum latinorum V p. 552

Diminutive, ēscāria + -ola, from ēscārius (“edible”).

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