noun · neutersecond declension
pūlegium
pūlegium n (genitive pūlegiī or pūlegī)
Meaning
- pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pūlegium | pūlegia |
| genitive | pūlegiī pūlegī | pūlegiōrum |
| dative | pūlegiō | pūlegiīs |
| accusative | pūlegium | pūlegia |
| ablative | pūlegiō | pūlegiīs |
| vocative | pūlegium | pūlegia |
pūlĕgĭum, ii, v. puleium.
Origins
Probably from pūlex (flea), due to its traditional use as a flea repellant.
Descendants
- Italianpoleggio
- Italianpuleggio
- Portuguesepoejo
- Spanishpoleo
- GermanPolei
- Romanianpolei
- Catalanpoliolfrom Vulgar Latin *pūlegiolum
- Frenchpouliotfrom Vulgar Latin *pūlegiolum
- Englishpuliolfrom Vulgar Latin *pūlegiolum
- Englishpuliallfrom Vulgar Latin *pūlegiolum
In English words that came into English from pūlegium
- pennyroyalpūlegium