granum
English
Noun
granum (plural grana)
- (biology) a stacklike structure in plant chloroplasts that contain chlorophyll; the site of photosynthesis
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm. Cognates include Old Irish grán, Breton greun, Old Church Slavonic зрьно (zrĭno), Lithuanian žìrnis (“pea”), Persian خرمن (xarman, “grain”) and Old English corn (“grain”) (English corn).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡraː.num/, [ˈɡraː.nũ]
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | grānum | grāna |
| Genitive | grānī | grānōrum |
| Dative | grānō | grānīs |
| Accusative | grānum | grāna |
| Ablative | grānō | grānīs |
| Vocative | grānum | grāna |
Derived terms
- grānōsus
- grānulum
- mālogrānātum
Related terms
- grānifer
Descendants
References
- granum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- granum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- granum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- granum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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