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noun · neuterthird declension

Phyteuma

Phyteuma n (genitive Phyteumatis)
Classical[pʰyˈtɛu̯.ma]Ecclesiastical[fiˈtɛːu̯.ma]

Meaning

  1. neuterA phyteuma; a plant of the genus Phyteuma.
    […] quibus characteribus non solùm à Phyteumatibus, sed etiam ab omnibus Campanuleis distat.[…] in which characters it differs not only from the Phyteumas, but also from all Campanulas.1830, Alphonse de Candolle, Monographie des Campanulâees (overall work in French and Latin), Paris, page 210:
    Ab affini Ph. limoniifolio haud ægre dignoscitur foliis caulinis diminutis, floralibus dilatatis calyces, etiam fructiferos, basi involucrantibus, nec non capsulis basi ventricosis, quæ in Ph. limoniifolio basi quasi in pedicellum attenuatæ sunt; ad Campanulam virgatam Labill. etiam accedit, sed hæc planta certe ad Phyteumata pertinet.1838, “Enumeratio plantarum Provinciæ Talysch et regionum adjacentium.”, in Bulletin de la Socit impriale des naturalistes de Moscou, number 1 (overall work in French and Latin), Moscow, page 293:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePhyteumaPhyteumata
genitivePhyteumatisPhyteumatum
dativePhyteumatīPhyteumatibus
accusativePhyteumaPhyteumata
ablativePhyteumatePhyteumatibus
vocativePhyteumaPhyteumata

phўteuma, ătis, n., = φύτευμα,
I. groundsel, Plin. 27, 12, 99, § 125.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuHyéti
  3. Ancient Greek φῠ́ω(phŭ́ō)
  4. Ancient Greek -τός(-tós)
  5. LatinPhyteuma

Ancient Greek φῠτός (phŭtós)nom. Ancient Greek φυτόν (phutón) Pre-Greekder.? Proto-Hellenic *-eús Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús) Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō) Ancient Greek φυτεύω (phuteúō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek φῠ́τευμᾰ (phŭ́teumă)lbor. Translingual Phyteumabor. Latin Phyteuma Borrowed from Translingual Phyteuma.

Quick answers

What does Phyteuma mean in Latin?
Phyteuma, a noun, means “A phyteuma; a plant of the genus Phyteuma.”.
What is the genitive of Phyteuma?
The genitive singular is Phyteumatis. Phyteuma is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce Phyteuma?
In classical Latin, [pʰyˈtɛu̯.ma]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fiˈtɛːu̯.ma].
Where does Phyteuma come from?
Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- → Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti → Ancient Greek φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō) → Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) → Latin Phyteuma.