noun · masculinethird declension
līchēn
līchēn m (genitive līchēnos or līchēnis)
Classical[ˈliː.kʰeːn]Ecclesiastical[ˈliː.ken]
līchēna sg. acc.
Meaning
- literallya cryptogamic species of vegetation growing on trees, lichen
- an eruption on the skin of men and beasts, a tetter, ringworm
- especiallya callous excrescence upon the leg of a horse, used as a medicine
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | līchēn | līchēnes |
| genitive | līchēnos līchēnis | līchēnum |
| dative | līchēnī | līchēnibus |
| accusative | līchēna līchēnem | līchēnas līchēnēs |
| ablative | līchēne | līchēnibus |
| vocative | līchēn | līchēnes |
līchēn, ēnis, m., = λειχήν,
I. a cryptogamic species of vegetation growing on trees, lichen.
I. Lit., Plin. 26, 4, 10, § 21.—
II. Transf., an eruption on the skin of men and beasts, a tetter, ringworm:
in fricando lichene, Plin. 23, 7, 63, § 118: sordidi lichenes, Mart. 11, 98, 5.—Of beasts, Plin. 30, 10, 27, § 88.—B. Esp., a callous excrescence upon the leg of a horse, used as a medicine:
lichene equi cum oleo infuso per aurem, Plin. 28, 11, 49, § 180; 28, 17, 67, § 230 saep.Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*leyǵʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*léyǵʰti
- Proto-Hellenic*léikʰō
- Ancient Greek λείχω(leíkhō)
- Latinlīchēn
Ancient Greek λειχήν (leikhḗn)bor. Latin līchēn Borrowed from Ancient Greek λειχήν (leikhḗn).
Descendants
- Englishlichen
- Frenchlichen
- Italianlichene
- Portugueselíquen
- Romanianlichen
- Spanishliquen
- Irishléicean