noun · neutersecond declension
hēliotropium
hēliotropium n (genitive hēliotropiī or hēliotropī)
Meaning
- heliotrope (plant, stone)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hēliotropium | hēliotropia |
| genitive | hēliotropiī hēliotropī | hēliotropiōrum |
| dative | hēliotropiō | hēliotropiīs |
| accusative | hēliotropium | hēliotropia |
| ablative | hēliotropiō | hēliotropiīs |
| vocative | hēliotropium | hēliotropia |
hēlĭŏtrŏpĭum, ii, n., = ἡλιοτρόπιον.
I. The plant turnsole, heliotrope, Varr. R. R. 1, 46; Plin. 2, 41, 41, § 109; 22, 21, 29, § 57. —
II. A precious stone with green and brown streaks, striped jasper, Plin. 37, 10, 60, § 165.—Called also: hēlĭŏtrŏpĭos (gemma), Mart. Cap. 1, § 75:
heliotropius lapis, Prisc. Perieg. 254.Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἡλιοτρόπιον (hēliotrópion).
Descendants
- Catalanheliotropi
- Frenchhéliotrope
- Englishheliotropefrom French héliotrope
- Romanianheliotropfrom French héliotrope
- GermanHeliotrop
- Italianeliotropio
- Italianeliotropo
- Portugueseheliotrópio
- Spanishheliotropo
- Danishheliotrop
In English words that came into English from hēliotropium
- heliotropehēliotropium