ateramum

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀτεράμων (aterámōn) in Theophrastus, variant of ἀτέραμνος (atéramnos, “hard”), apparently misconstrued as a name for the plant itself by Pliny.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aˈte.ra.mum/, [äˈt̪ɛrämʊ̃ˑ]

Noun

ateramum n (genitive ateramī); second declension

1. (hapax) A name used by Pliny the Elder for a kind of weed.
   • c. 77 CE – 79 CE, Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 18.44.155:

     circa Philippos ateramum nominant in pingui solo herbam, qua faba necatur

     Around Philippi they call a certain weed that kills bean plants, found in rich soil, ateramum

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	ateramum	aterama
genitive	ateramī	ateramōrum
dative	ateramō	ateramīs
accusative	ateramum	aterama
ablative	ateramō	ateramīs
vocative	ateramum	aterama

References

• ateramum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.