althaea

== English == === Etymology === From the genus name. === Noun === althaea (plural althaeas) Any plant of the genus Althaea. Hibiscus syriacus; the mugunghwa, or rose of Sharon == French == === Noun === althaea m (plural althaeas) alternative form of althæa === Further reading === “althaea”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == 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 Latin) IPA(key): [aɫˈtʰae̯.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [alˈtɛː.a] === Noun === althaea f (genitive althaeae); first declension A wild mallow, marshmallow. ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== 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 “althaea”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “althaea”, in The Perseus Project (1999), Perseus Encyclopedia‎[1] “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 and Roman 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