dryophonon

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δρυόφονον (druóphonon).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /dryˈo.pʰo.non/, [d̪ryˈɔpʰɔnɔn]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /driˈo.fo.non/, [d̪riˈɔːfonon]

Noun

dryophonon n (genitive dryophonī); second declension

a kind of fern

Declension

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

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dryophonon	dryophona
Genitive	dryophonī	dryophonōrum
Dative	dryophonō	dryophonīs
Accusative	dryophonon	dryophona
Ablative	dryophonō	dryophonīs
Vocative	dryophonon	dryophona

Related terms

dryopteris

References

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

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