althaea
English
Etymology
From the genus name.
French
Further reading
- “althaea”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀλθαία (althaía, “marsh mallow, Althaea officinalis”), from ἀλθαίνω (althaínō, “to heal”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eldʰ-, suffixed form of *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /alˈtʰae̯.a/, [äɫ̪ˈt̪ʰäe̯ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /alˈte.a/, [äl̪ˈt̪ɛːä]
Declension
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | althaea | althaeae |
Genitive | althaeae | althaeārum |
Dative | althaeae | althaeīs |
Accusative | althaeam | althaeās |
Ablative | althaeā | althaeīs |
Vocative | althaea | althaeae |
Descendants
References
- “althaea”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- althaea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “althaea”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
- “althaea”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “althaea”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- “althaea”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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