French

Noun

althaea m ‎(plural althaeas)

1. Alternative form of althæa

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀλθαία ‎(althaía, “marsh mallow, Althaea officinalis”), from ἀλθαίνω ‎(althaínō, “to heal”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eldʰ-, suffixed form of *h₂el- ‎(“to grow, nourish”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /alˈtʰae̯.a/, [aɫˈtʰae̯.a]

Noun

althaea f ‎(genitive althaeae); first declension

1. A wild mallow, marshmallow.

Inflection

First declension.

Descendants

• English: althea
• Italian: altea
• Portuguese: alteia
• Russian: алте́й m ‎(altéj)
• Spanish: altea

References

• althaea in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “althaea”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• althaea in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
• althaea in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• althaea in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• althaea in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly