What does sirpe mean in Latin?

sirpe, a noun, means “silphium”.

What is the genitive of sirpe?

The genitive singular is sirpis. sirpe is neuter, third declension.

In classical Latin, [ˈsɪr.pɛ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsir.pe].

noun · neuterthird declension

sirpe n (genitive sirpis)

Classical[ˈsɪr.pɛ]Ecclesiastical[ˈsir.pe]

sirpe, is, n. σίλφιον,

I. a plant, called also silphium and laser, asafœtida, Plaut. Rud. 3, 2, 16; Sol. 27, § 48.

Related to Ancient Greek σίλφιον (sílphion), and by extension silphium.

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