What does lychnis mean in Latin?

lychnis, a noun, means “a kind of rose; a kind of precious stone”.

What is the genitive of lychnis?

The genitive singular is lychnidis. lychnis is feminine, third declension.

noun · femininethird declension

lychnis f (genitive lychnidis)

lychnis, ĭdis,

I. adj. f., = λυχνίς, lightgiving, shining.

I. Lit.: lychnides puellae, girls with lamps, Fulg. Myth. prooem. 1.—

II. Subst.: lychnis, ĭdis, f.

A. A kind of rose of a fiery red, Plin. 21, 4, 10, § 18.—

B. Lychnis agria, another plant, Plin. 25, 10, 80, § 129.—

C. A gem of a fiery color, Plin. 37, 7, 29, § 103.

From Ancient Greek λυχνίς (lukhnís, “shining”).