aristolochia

See also: Aristolochia

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀριστολόχεια (aristolókheia).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /a.ris.toˈlo.kʰi.a/, [ärɪs̠t̪ɔˈɫ̪ɔkʰiä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.ris.toˈlo.ki.a/, [ärist̪oˈlɔːkiä]

Noun

aristolochia f (genitive aristolochiae); first declension

1. birthwort (medicinal plant used in childbirth)

   Synonym: scardia

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	aristolochia	aristolochiae
genitive	aristolochiae	aristolochiārum
dative	aristolochiae	aristolochiīs
accusative	aristolochiam	aristolochiās
ablative	aristolochiā	aristolochiīs
vocative	aristolochia	aristolochiae

Descendants

• Catalan: aristolòquia
• Galician: aristoloquia
• Italian: aristolochia
• Portuguese: aristolóquia
• Spanish: aristoloquia

References

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