achilleos

Latin

Etymology

Named after Ancient Greek hero Achilles, supposedly having been discovered by him.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [a.kʰɪlˈleː.ɔs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [a.kilˈlɛː.os]

Noun

achillēos f (genitive achillēī); second declension

1. milfoil, yarrow (or similar medicinal herb of the genus Achillea)

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

	singular	plural
nominative	achillēos	achillēī achillēoe
genitive	achillēī	achillēōrum
dative	achillēō	achillēīs
accusative	achillēon	achillēōs
ablative	achillēō	achillēīs
vocative	achillēe	achillēī achillēoe

Adjective

achillēōs

1. accusative masculine plural of achillēus

References

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