noun · neutersecond declension
sisymbrium
sisymbrium n (genitive sisymbriī or sisymbrī)
Meaning
- neuterany plant of the species Mentha aquatica (water mint)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sisymbrium | sisymbria |
| genitive | sisymbriī sisymbrī | sisymbriōrum |
| dative | sisymbriō | sisymbriīs |
| accusative | sisymbrium | sisymbria |
| ablative | sisymbriō | sisymbriīs |
| vocative | sisymbrium | sisymbria |
sĭsymbrĭum, ii, n., = σισύμβριον,
I. a fragrant herb sacred to Venus, perh. wildthyme or mint, Plin. 20, 22, 91, § 247; 19, 8, 55, § 172; 19, 10, 57, § 176; Ov. F. 4, 869.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
sisymbrium ī, n
, σισύμβριον, wild-thyme (consecrated to Venus): grata, O.
Origins
From Ancient Greek σισύμβριον (sisúmbrion).