LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

lȳsimachia1

lȳsimachia f (genitive lȳsimachiae)
Classical[lyː.sɪˈma.kʰi.a]Ecclesiastical[li.s̬iˈmaː.ki.a]

Meaning

  1. loosestrife: purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) or yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris)
    […]item Lysimachia pota vel inlita vel naribus indita,[…] 1855–1857 translation by John Bostock and H. T. RileyIn such cases, lysimachia also is taken in drink, applied topically, or introduced into the nostrils; […]77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 26.LXXXII

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelȳsimachialȳsimachiae
genitivelȳsimachiaelȳsimachiārum
dativelȳsimachiaelȳsimachiīs
accusativelȳsimachiamlȳsimachiās
ablativelȳsimachiālȳsimachiīs
vocativelȳsimachialȳsimachiae

lysĭmăchĭa, ae, f., = λυσιμαχία,
I. a plant, Lysimachia vulgaris, Linn.; Plin. 26, 12, 82, § 131; 26, 14, 87, § 141.

Origins

From Ancient Greek λυσιμαχία (lusimakhía). According to Pliny the Elder, named for its discoverer Lysimachus.

Descendants
  • Frenchlysimaque
  • Spanishlisimaquia
  • TranslingualLysimachia
proper noun · femininefirst declension
Lȳsimachīa2
Lȳsimachīa f sg (genitive Lȳsimachīae)
Classical[lyː.sɪ.maˈkʰiː.a]Ecclesiastical[li.s̬i.maˈkiː.a]

Meaning

  1. a town of Chersonesus in Thrace

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeLȳsimachīa—
genitiveLȳsimachīae—
dativeLȳsimachīae—
accusativeLȳsimachīam—
ablativeLȳsimachīā—
vocativeLȳsimachīa—
locativeLȳsimachīae—

Lȳsĭmăchīa, ae, f., or Lȳsĭmă-chēa, = Λυσιμάχεια,
I. a city in Thrace, now Examili, Mela, 2, 2, 6; Plin. 4, 11, 18, § 48; Liv. 32, 34, 6 al.—Hence, Lȳsĭmăchĭ-enses, ĭum, m., the Lysimachians, Liv. 33, 38, 12.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der. Ancient Greek λύω (lúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs) Ancient Greek μᾰ́χη (mắkhē) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek Λῡσίμαχος (Lūsímakhos) Ancient Greek -ειᾰ (-eiă) Ancient Greek Λῡσῐμᾰ́χειᾰ (Lūsĭmắkheiă)bor. Latin Lȳsimachīa Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λῡσῐμᾰ́χειᾰ (Lūsĭmắkheiă).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyLysimachiaLysimachia (Λυσιμαχία or Λυσιμάχεια). 1. A small town in Mysia, mentioned only by Pliny (5.22), in whose time it, no longer existed. 2. An important t…GeographyLysimachiaLysimachia (Λυσιμαχία: Eth. Λυσιμαχεύς: Papadhates), a town of Aetolia, situated upon the southern shore of the lake formerly called Hyria or Hydra, a…

Quick answers

What does lȳsimachia mean in Latin?
lȳsimachia, a noun, means “loosestrife: purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) or yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris)”.
What is the genitive of lȳsimachia?
The genitive singular is lȳsimachiae. lȳsimachia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce lȳsimachia?
In classical Latin, [lyː.sɪˈma.kʰi.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [li.s̬iˈmaː.ki.a].