balanites

French

Noun

balanites f

  1. plural of balanite

Noun

balanites m

  1. plural of balanite

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνῑ́της (balanī́tēs, “acorn-shaped; an acorn-shaped stone”), from βᾰ́λᾰνος (bálanos, “acorn”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ba.laˈniː.teːs/, [ba.ɫaˈniː.teːs]

Noun

balanītēs m (genitive balanītae); first declension

  1. A kind of precious stone resembling an acorn

Inflection

First declension, masculine Greek type with nominative singular in -ēs.

Case Singular Plural
nominative balanītēs balanītae
genitive balanītae balanītārum
dative balanītae balanītīs
accusative balanītēn balanītās
ablative balanītē balanītīs
vocative balanītē balanītae

References

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