"cassia" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ˈkas.si.a] [Classical-Latin], [ˈkas.si.a] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek κασσία, κασία. κάσια (kassía, kasía. kásia), from Hebrew קְצִיעָה (qəṣīʿā), from Aramaic קְצִיעֲתָא (qəṣīʿătā), from קְצַע (qṣaʿ, “to cut off”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|la|sem}}, {{bor|la|grc|κασσία, κασία. κάσια}} Ancient Greek κασσία, κασία. κάσια (kassía, kasía. kásia), {{der|la|he|קְצִיעָה|tr=qəṣīʿā}} Hebrew קְצִיעָה (qəṣīʿā), {{der|la|arc|קְצִיעֲתָא|tr=qəṣīʿătā}} Aramaic קְצִיעֲתָא (qəṣīʿătā) Head templates: {{la-noun|cassia<1>}} cassia f (genitive cassiae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|cassia<1>}} Forms: cassiae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], cassia [nominative, singular], cassiae [nominative, plural], cassiae [genitive, singular], cassiārum [genitive, plural], cassiae [dative, singular], cassiīs [dative, plural], cassiam [accusative, singular], cassiās [accusative, plural], cassiā [ablative, singular], cassiīs [ablative, plural], cassia [singular, vocative], cassiae [plural, vocative], casia [alternative]
  1. Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia) Tags: declension-1, feminine
    Sense id: en-cassia-la-noun-vqpBPJRF Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, Legumes, Spices Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 48 52 Disambiguation of Legumes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Spices: 50 50
  2. golden shower (Cassia fistula) Tags: declension-1, feminine
    Sense id: en-cassia-la-noun-5aVZsiK0 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, Laurel family plants, Legumes, Spices Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 48 52 Disambiguation of Laurel family plants: 45 55 Disambiguation of Legumes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Spices: 50 50

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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