hypericon

hypericon

See also: hypéricon

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hypericon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haɪˈpɜɹɪkɒn/

Noun

hypericon (uncountable)

  1. Hypericum; St. John's wort.
    • 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 112:
      In the event of anyone wishing to invoke the very Prince of Spirits, the following ingredients were prescribed to be burnt - Juice of Hypericon, Saffron, Artemisia, and the root of Valerian.

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

    Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑπερικόν (huperikón).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    hypericon n (genitive hypericī); second declension

    1. ground pine

    Declension

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

    singular plural
    nominative hypericon hyperica
    genitive hypericī hypericōrum
    dative hypericō hypericīs
    accusative hypericon hyperica
    ablative hypericō hypericīs
    vocative hypericon hyperica

    Descendants

    • English: hypericon
    • French: péricon

    References

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