"absinthium" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [apˈsɪn.tʰi.ũː] [Classical-Latin], [abˈsin.ti.um] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον (apsínthion, “wormwood”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|:bor|grc:ἀψίνθιον}}, {{bor|la|grc|ἀψίνθιον||wormwood}} Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον (apsínthion, “wormwood”) Head templates: {{la-noun|absinthium<2>}} absinthium n (genitive absinthiī or absinthī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|absinthium<2>}} Forms: absinthiī [genitive], absinthī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], absinthium [nominative, singular], absinthia [nominative, plural], absinthiī [genitive, singular], absinthī [genitive, singular], absinthiōrum [genitive, plural], absinthiō [dative, singular], absinthiīs [dative, plural], absinthium [accusative, singular], absinthia [accusative, plural], absinthiō [ablative, singular], absinthiīs [ablative, plural], absinthium [singular, vocative], absinthia [plural, vocative], apsinthium [alternative], absynthium [alternative]
  1. wormwood Tags: declension-2, neuter
    Sense id: en-absinthium-la-noun--eBgmcYl
  2. an infusion of wormwood sometimes masked with honey due to its bitter taste Tags: declension-2, neuter
    Sense id: en-absinthium-la-noun-36WQPVlh Categories (other): Latin entries referencing missing etymons, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing missing etymons: 15 67 18 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 9 80 11 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 26 47 27
  3. (figuratively) something which is bitter but wholesome Tags: declension-2, figuratively, neuter
    Sense id: en-absinthium-la-noun-Gcsz1mXf

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "But I fear that this book will have too little sweetness and too much wormwood.",
          "ref": "c. 35 CE – 100 CE, Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria 3.1.5",
          "text": "Sed nos veremur ne parum hic liber mellis et absinthii multum habere videatur",
          "translation": "But I fear that this book will have too little sweetness and too much wormwood.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "something which is bitter but wholesome"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wholesome",
          "wholesome"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) something which is bitter but wholesome"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "figuratively",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[apˈsɪn.tʰi.ũː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[abˈsin.ti.um]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "absinthium"
}

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