alburnum
English
Etymology
From Latin alburnum, from albus (“white”), since it is often paler in color than the heartwood.
Noun
alburnum (usually uncountable, plural alburnums)
- sapwood; the soft, newer wood in the trunk of a tree found between the bark and the hardened heartwood.
Translations
sapwood — see sapwood
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From albus (“white”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /alˈbur.num/, [aɫˈbʊr.nũ]
Noun
alburnum n (genitive alburnī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | alburnum | alburna |
| genitive | alburnī | alburnōrum |
| dative | alburnō | alburnīs |
| accusative | alburnum | alburna |
| ablative | alburnō | alburnīs |
| vocative | alburnum | alburna |
Descendants
References
- alburnum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- alburnum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- alburnum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- “alburnum” on page 93/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
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