cicuta

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin cicūta. Apparently related to kex/kix. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɪˈkjuːtə/ === Noun === cicuta (uncountable) (archaic) Hemlock. === Anagrams === Ciutac == Catalan == === Alternative forms === ceguda === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin cicūta. Doublet of ceguda. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [siˈku.tə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [siˈku.ta] === Noun === cicuta f (plural cicutes) hemlock (Conium maculatum) Synonym: julivertassa === Further reading === “cicuta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “cicuta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “cicuta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “cicuta”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin cicūta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈku.ta/ Rhymes: -uta Hyphenation: ci‧cù‧ta === Noun === cicuta f (plural cicute) (uncountable) alternative letter-case form of Cicuta: the Cicuta taxonomic genus water hemlock, cowbane (any poisonous plant of the genus Cicuta) hemlock (poison) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === cicuta in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore cicuta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana cicuta in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication === Anagrams === cucita == Latin == === Etymology === From the same substrate source as English kex, Cornish kegis, and Welsh cegid (“hemlock”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kɪˈkuː.ta] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [t͡ʃiˈkuː.ta] === Noun === cicūta f (genitive cicūtae); first declension a plant, poison hemlock, probably either Conium maculatum or Cicuta virosa the juice of the hemlock given to prisoners as poison a pipe or flute made from the stalks or stems of the hemlock ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Derived terms ==== cicūticen ==== Descendants ==== === References === “cicuta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “cicuta”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “cicuta”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin cicuta (“hemlock; pipe”). Compare the inherited doublet cegude. === Pronunciation === === Noun === cicuta f (plural cicutas) hemlock (poisonous plant of genus Conium) === Further reading === “cicuta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “cicuta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin cicuta (“hemlock; pipe”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /θiˈkuta/ [θiˈku.t̪a] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /siˈkuta/ [siˈku.t̪a] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -uta Syllabification: ci‧cu‧ta === Noun === cicuta f (plural cicutas) hemlock (poisonous plant) === Further reading === “cicuta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025