scammonium

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκαμμώνιον (skammṓnion).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /skamˈmoː.ni.um/, [s̠kämˈmoːniʊ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /skamˈmo.ni.um/, [skämˈmɔːnium]

Noun

scammōnium n (genitive scammōniī or scammōnī); second declension

Synonym of scammōnea: scammony

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	scammōnium	scammōnia
Genitive	scammōniī scammōnī¹	scammōniōrum
Dative	scammōniō	scammōniīs
Accusative	scammōnium	scammōnia
Ablative	scammōniō	scammōniīs
Vocative	scammōnium	scammōnia

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants

Italian: scamonio

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