LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

tordȳlion

tordȳlion n (genitive tordȳliī)
Classical[tɔrˈdyː.li.ɔn]Ecclesiastical[torˈdiː.li.on]

Meaning

  1. seed of seseli (Seseli spp.)
  2. hartwort (Tordylium spp.)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetordȳliontordȳlia
genitivetordȳliītordȳliōrum
dativetordȳliōtordȳliīs
accusativetordȳliontordȳlia
ablativetordȳliōtordȳliīs
vocativetordȳliontordȳlia

tordўlĭon, ii, or tordўlon, i, n., = τορδύλιον or τόρδυλον, acc. to some,
I. the seed of the plant seselis; acc. to others, a plant, hartwort: Tordylium officinale or maximum, Plin. 20, 22, 87, § 238; 24, 19, 117, § 177.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τορδῡ́λιον (tordū́lion), alternative form of τόρδῡλον (tórdūlon).

Descendants
  • TranslingualTordylium

Quick answers

What does tordȳlion mean in Latin?
tordȳlion, a noun, means “seed of seseli (Seseli spp.); hartwort (Tordylium spp.)”.
What is the genitive of tordȳlion?
The genitive singular is tordȳliī. tordȳlion is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce tordȳlion?
In classical Latin, [tɔrˈdyː.li.ɔn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [torˈdiː.li.on].