agaricum

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀγαρικόν (agarikón).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [aˈɡa.rɪ.kũː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [aˈɡaː.ri.kum]

Noun

agaricum n (genitive agaricī); second declension

1. larch fungus, tinder fungus

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	agaricum	agarica
genitive	agaricī	agaricōrum
dative	agaricō	agaricīs
accusative	agaricum	agarica
ablative	agaricō	agaricīs
vocative	agaricum	agarica

Descendants

• English: agaric
• French: agaric
• Irish: agairg
• Italian: agarico
• Portuguese: agárico

References

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