noun · neutersecond declension
lolium
lolium n (genitive loliī or lolī)
Classical[ˈɫɔ.li.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈlɔː.li.um]
Meaning
- neuterdarnel, tare, cockle, lolium
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
herba mala inter frūmentalolium -ī (n) — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 11
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lolium | lolia |
| genitive | loliī lolī | loliōrum |
| dative | loliō | loliīs |
| accusative | lolium | lolia |
| ablative | loliō | loliīs |
| vocative | lolium | lolia |
lŏlĭum, ii, n.,
I. darnel, cockle, tares, Plin. 18, 17, 44, § 153:
infelix lolium et steriles dominantur avenae, Verg. G. 1, 154; id. E. 5, 37: lolio victitare, to have bad eyes, Plaut. Mil. 2, 3, 50: et careant loliis oculos vitiantibus agri, Ov. F. 1, 691.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
lolium ī, n
darnel, cockle, tares: Infelix, V.: ador loliumque, H., O.
Origins
Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (imitative root) as the plant was known to stun and cause vertigo. If so, related to lātrō, Ancient Greek λῆρος (lêros), λάλος (lálos), λάσκω (láskō).
Ibero-Romance
- Spanishluejo
- Portuguesejoio
- Spanishjoyo
- Aragoneseluello
- Old LeoneseLluyeres
- Basquellollo
- Galicianxoio
Borrowings
- GermanLulchfrom Old High German lolli
- GermanLolchfrom Old High German lolli
- Englishloliumfrom Translingual Lolium
- Esperantololo
- Idololio
- Middle Dutchlolicfrom Old High German lolli
- Polishlulekfrom Old High German lolli
Insular Romance
- Sardinianlógiu
- Sardinianlullu
Gallo-Romance
- Catalanjull
- Occitanjuèlhfrom Old Occitan jòlh
- Bourguignonleu
- Franco-Provençalloly
- Old Catalanllull
Elsewhere
- Catalanjulivertfrom Vulgar Latin *iolium viride
- Occitanjolverdfrom Vulgar Latin *iolium viride
Italo-Dalmatian
- Italianloglio
- Venetanlogio
- Venetanlojo
- Venetanloi
Rhaeto-Romance
- Romanshlogl
Gallo-Italic
- Ligurianleûggio
- Piedmonteseleugg
- Piedmonteseleuj