sabanum

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σάβανον (sábanon, “linen cloth or towel”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.ba.num/, [ˈsa.ba.nũ]

Noun

sabanum n (genitive sabanī); second declension

A linen cloth for wiping or wrapping up in; towel, napkin.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sabanum	sabana
Genitive	sabanī	sabanōrum
Dative	sabanō	sabanīs
Accusative	sabanum	sabana
Ablative	sabanō	sabanīs
Vocative	sabanum	sabana

Descendants

→ Gothic: 𐍃𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (saban)
Old Portuguese: savãa
- Galician: saba
Spanish: sábana

References

sabanum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
sabanum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
sabanum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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