LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

vērātrum

vērātrum n (genitive vērātrī)
Classical[weːˈraː.trũː]Ecclesiastical[veˈraː.trum]

Meaning

  1. hellebore

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevērātrumvērātra
genitivevērātrīvērātrōrum
dativevērātrōvērātrīs
accusativevērātrumvērātra
ablativevērātrōvērātrīs
vocativevērātrumvērātra

vērātrum, i, n.,
I. a plant, hellebore, Plin. 25, 5, 21, § 52; Gell. 17, 5, 6; Cels. 2, 12 sq.; 3, 23; Lucr. 4, 640; Pers. 1, 51.

Origins

Unclear: perhaps from vērē (“truly, verily”) + āter (“dull black, dark”), or perhaps related to vērō (“to tell the truth”) on the grounds that it cures people of their mental illness, or perhaps a separate derivation from Proto-Indo-European *wreyt- (“to twist, writhe”).

Descendants
  • Catalanbaladre
  • Asturianbeledru

In English words that came into English from vērātrum

  • veratrumvērātrum

Quick answers

What does vērātrum mean in Latin?
vērātrum, a noun, means “hellebore”.
What is the genitive of vērātrum?
The genitive singular is vērātrī. vērātrum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce vērātrum?
In classical Latin, [weːˈraː.trũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [veˈraː.trum].