LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

mandragorās

mandragorās m (genitive mandragorae)
Classical[manˈdra.ɡɔ.raːs]Ecclesiastical[manˈdraː.ɡo.ras]

Meaning

  1. mandrake

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemandragorāsmandragorae
genitivemandragoraemandragorārum
dativemandragoraemandragorīs
accusativemandragorānmandragorās
ablativemandragorāmandragorīs
vocativemandragorāmandragorae

mandrăgŏras, ae, m., = μανδραγόρας,
I. a plant, mandrake: mandragoras illitus, Plin. 25, 13, 110, § 175; so id. 25, 13, 94, § 147; Col. 10, 20.

Origins

From Ancient Greek μᾰνδρᾰγόρᾱς (măndrăgórās), probably from a non-Indo-European Pre-Greek/substrate, or possibly from Old Persian *merdum gija (“plant of humans”).

Descendants
  • Frenchmandragore
  • Italianmandragora
  • Englishmandragorafrom Old English mandragora
  • Englishmandrakefrom Old English mandragora
  • Portuguesemandrágora
  • Spanishmandrágora
  • Old Frenchmandegloire
  • Polishmandragora
  • Serbo-Croatianmandragora

In English words that came into English from mandragorās

  • mandrakemandragorās
  • mandragoramandragora

Quick answers

What does mandragorās mean in Latin?
mandragorās, a noun, means “mandrake”.
What is the genitive of mandragorās?
The genitive singular is mandragorae. mandragorās is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce mandragorās?
In classical Latin, [manˈdra.ɡɔ.raːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [manˈdraː.ɡo.ras].