splen

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σπλήν (splḗn, “milt”).

Noun

splēn m (genitive splēnis); third declension

spleen, milt

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	splēn	splēnēs
Genitive	splēnis	splēnum
Dative	splēnī	splēnibus
Accusative	splēnem	splēnēs
Ablative	splēne	splēnibus
Vocative	splēn	splēnēs

Synonyms

lien

Derived terms

spleneticus
splenicus

Descendants

Old French: esplen m
- → English: spleen
  - → French: spleen m
→ Italian: splene
Romanian: splină f
Spanish: esplene

References

splen in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
splen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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