bechion

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βήχιον (bḗkhion).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbeː.kʰi.on/, [ˈbeːkʰiɔn]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbe.ki.on/, [ˈbɛːkion]

Noun

bēchion n (genitive bēchiī); second declension

The coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bēchion	bēchia
Genitive	bēchiī	bēchiōrum
Dative	bēchiō	bēchiīs
Accusative	bēchion	bēchia
Ablative	bēchiō	bēchiīs
Vocative	bēchion	bēchia

References

“bechion”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
bechion in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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