LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

tithymalus

tithymalus m (genitive tithymalī)
Classical[tɪˈtʰy.ma.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[tiˈtiː.ma.lus]

Meaning

  1. masculineA kind of spurge

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetithymalustithymalī
genitivetithymalītithymalōrum
dativetithymalōtithymalīs
accusativetithymalumtithymalōs
ablativetithymalōtithymalīs
vocativetithymaletithymalī

tĭthўmălus (tĭthўmallus), i, m., = τιθύμαλος,
I. a plant with a milklike sap, spurge (Euphorbia, Linn.), of many species, Plin. 26, 8, 39, § 62; App. Herb. 108; Ser. Samm. 46, 841; 64, 1106.—A female species, called tĭthўmălis, ĭdis, sea-spurge: Euphorbia paralias, Linn.; Plin. 26, 8, 41, § 68.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τῐθῠ́μαλλος (tĭthŭ́mallos).

Descendants
  • Englishtithymal
  • Frenchtithymale
  • Italiantitimalo
  • Sardiniantitímbalu
  • Old Leonesecincibalo

Quick answers

What does tithymalus mean in Latin?
tithymalus, a noun, means “A kind of spurge”.
What is the genitive of tithymalus?
The genitive singular is tithymalī. tithymalus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce tithymalus?
In classical Latin, [tɪˈtʰy.ma.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [tiˈtiː.ma.lus].