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noun · neutersecond declension

hȳsōpum

hȳsōpum n (genitive hȳsōpī)
Classical[hyːˈsoː.pũː]Ecclesiastical[iˈs̬ɔː.pum]

Meaning

  1. hyssop

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehȳsōpumhȳsōpa
genitivehȳsōpīhȳsōpōrum
dativehȳsōpōhȳsōpīs
accusativehȳsōpumhȳsōpa
ablativehȳsōpōhȳsōpīs
vocativehȳsōpumhȳsōpa

hȳsōpum (hysso-), i, n., = ὕσσωπος,
I. hyssop: Hyssopus officinalis, Linn.; Plin. 25, 11, 87, § 136; 26, 11, 70, § 114; 26, 12, 76, § 124: asperges me hyssopo, et mundabor, Vulg. Psa. 50, 8 al.—And in a form corresp. to the Gr., hyssōpus, i, f., Cels. 4, 8; Col. 7, 5 fin.—Also scanned hȳsŏpum, Aemil. Mac. de Hyssopo.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ῡ̔́σωπον n (hū́sōpon), a variant of ῠ̔́σσωπος f (hŭ́ssōpos).

Descendants
  • Catalanhisopfrom Medieval Latin hȳsōpus
  • Frenchhysopefrom Medieval Latin hȳsōpus
  • Italianissopofrom Medieval Latin hȳsōpus
  • Occitanisòpfrom Medieval Latin hȳsōpus
  • Portuguesehissopofrom Medieval Latin hȳsōpus
  • Spanishhisopofrom Medieval Latin hȳsōpus
  • Englishhyssopfrom Medieval Latin hȳsōpus
  • GermanIsopefrom Medieval Latin hȳsōpus
  • GermanYsopefrom Medieval Latin hȳsōpus
  • GermanYsopfrom Medieval Latin hȳsōpus

In English words that came into English from hȳsōpum

  • hyssophȳsōpum

Quick answers

What does hȳsōpum mean in Latin?
hȳsōpum, a noun, means “hyssop”.
What is the genitive of hȳsōpum?
The genitive singular is hȳsōpī. hȳsōpum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce hȳsōpum?
In classical Latin, [hyːˈsoː.pũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iˈs̬ɔː.pum].