balanus

See also: Balanus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βάλανος (bálanos).

Noun

balanus f (genitive balanī); second declension

  1. an acorn
  2. a fruit or other object similar in form to an acorn:
    1. a chestnut
    2. the ben-nut (Moringa)
    3. a date
    4. a suppository
    5. a species of shellfish

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative balanus balanī
Genitive balanī balanōrum
Dative balanō balanīs
Accusative balanum balanōs
Ablative balanō balanīs
Vocative balane balanī

Descendants

References

balanus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

  • balanus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • balanus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • balanus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • balanus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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