Valerian was the first Roman Emperor to be captured as a prisoner of war.
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Valerian
Synonyms for "valerian" (4 found)
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Noun(1 words)
Related words (2)
Noun(2 words)
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1 entriesat location
1 entriesdbpedia genus
1 entriesderived
1 entriesis a
4 entriesrelated to
7 entriesTranslations
107 translations across 42 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- Βαλεριανός name (a Roman cognomen)
Arabic
4 entries- حَشِيشَةُ الْقَطَّة noun (Valeriana officinalis)
- سُنْبُل رُومِيّ noun (Valeriana officinalis)
- نَارَدِين noun (Valeriana officinalis)
- نَارْدِين noun (Valeriana officinalis)
Armenian
2 entries- Վալերիան name (given name)
- Վալերիանոս name (a Roman cognomen)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- pişikotu noun (Valeriana officinalis)
Bulgarian
4 entries- валериа́на noun (Valeriana officinalis)
- валериан noun (extract)
- диля́нка noun (Valeriana officinalis)
- ко́тешка би́лка noun (Valeriana officinalis)
Catalan
2 entries- valeriana noun (plant of the genus Valeriana)
- valeriana vera noun (Valeriana officinalis)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 纈草 /缬草 noun (Valeriana officinalis)
Czech
4 entries- baldrián noun (Valeriana officinalis)
- kozlík noun (Valeriana officinalis)
- kozlík lékařský noun (Valeriana officinalis)
- odolen noun (Valeriana officinalis)
Finnish
4 entries- rohtovirmajuuren juuri noun (valerian root)
- rohtovirmajuuri noun (Valeriana officinalis)
- valeriaana noun (extract)
- virmajuuri noun (plant of the genus Valeriana)
French
2 entries- Valérien name (a Roman cognomen)
- valériane noun (Valeriana officinalis)
Galician
3 entries- brizo noun (Valeriana officinalis)
- verliana noun (Valeriana officinalis)
- verliá noun (Valeriana officinalis)
Georgian
2 entries- ვალერიანი noun (Valeriana officinalis)
- კატაბალახა noun (Valeriana officinalis)
German
4 entries- Valerian name (a Roman cognomen)
- Baldrian noun (Valeriana officinalis)
- Baldrian noun (plant of the genus Valeriana)
- Baldrianextrakt noun (extract)
Greek
2 entries- Βαλεριάνος name (a Roman cognomen)
- βαλεριάνα noun (Valeriana officinalis)
Hebrew
2 entries- וָלֶרְיָאן noun (Valeriana officinalis)
- שִׁבֹּלֶת רֹומִיית noun (Valeriana officinalis)
Hungarian
2 entries- macskagyökér noun (plant of the genus Valeriana)
- orvosi macskagyökér noun (Valeriana officinalis)
Icelandic
1 entries- garðabrúða noun (Valeriana officinalis)
Irish
1 entries- caorthann corraigh noun (Valeriana officinalis)
Italian
2 entries- Valeriano name (a Roman cognomen)
- valeriana noun (Valeriana officinalis)
Korean
4 entries- 길초근 noun (valerian root)
- 넓은잎쥐오줌풀 noun (Valeriana officinalis)
- 발레리안 noun (valerian root)
- 서양쥐오줌풀 noun (Valeriana officinalis)
Latin
1 entries- Valerianus name (a Roman cognomen)
Macedonian
1 entries- валеријана noun (Valeriana officinalis)
Manx
2 entries- kere hallooin noun (Valeriana officinalis)
- kere lheannagh noun (Valeriana officinalis)
Mongolian
1 entries- бамбай noun (Valeriana officinalis)
Occitan
1 entries- valeriana noun (Valeriana officinalis)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- كدی اوتی noun (Valeriana officinalis)
Persian
4 entries- والریان name (a Roman cognomen)
- والریان name (given name)
- والریانوس name (a Roman cognomen)
- ذوله noun (valerian root)
Piedmontese
1 entries- valerian-a noun (Valeriana officinalis)
Polish
3 entries- baldrian noun (Valeriana officinalis)
- kozłek noun (Valeriana officinalis)
- odolan noun (Valeriana officinalis)
Portuguese
1 entries- valeriana noun (Valeriana officinalis)
Romanian
2 entries- odolean noun (Valeriana officinalis)
- valeriană noun (Valeriana officinalis)
Russian
4 entries- Валериа́н name (a Roman cognomen)
- Валериа́н name (given name)
- валериа́на noun (Valeriana officinalis)
- валериа́на noun (plant of the genus Valeriana)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- mȁcina tráva noun (Valeriana officinalis)
- mȁčina tráva noun (Valeriana officinalis)
- mȁčkina tráva noun (Valeriana officinalis)
- mȁčkova tráva noun (Valeriana officinalis)
Slovak
4 entries- baldrián noun (Valeriana officinalis)
- kozlík noun (Valeriana officinalis)
- odolen noun (Valeriana officinalis)
- valeriána noun (Valeriana officinalis)
Slovene
3 entries- báldrijan noun (Valeriana officinalis)
- odolȋn noun (Valeriana officinalis)
- špajka noun (Valeriana officinalis)
Spanish
1 entries- valeriana noun (Valeriana officinalis)
Swedish
2 entries- läkevänderot noun (Valeriana officinalis)
- vänderot noun (Valeriana officinalis)
Tagalog
1 entries- baleryana noun (Valeriana officinalis)
Tatar
1 entries- песи үләне noun (Valeriana officinalis)
Turkish
1 entries- kedi otu noun (Valeriana officinalis)
Ukrainian
2 entries- валеріа́на noun (Valeriana officinalis)
- одоля́н noun (Valeriana officinalis)
Welsh
1 entries- triaglog noun (Valeriana officinalis)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Both Cyprian and Valerian gave as the reason for their continued bachelorhood, the fact that they were too comfortable as bachelors and had never felt the need of a wife.
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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.
Source: wiktionary
Tobacco and the plant valerian are also considered to be anaphrodisiac in their effects, diminishing sexual inclination.
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