balaustium
Latin
Etymology
Via Ancient Greek βαλαύστιον (balaústion) from Semitic, related to Aramaic 𐡁𐡀𐡋𐡀𐡈 (“flower of the wild pomegranate”).
Noun
balaustium n (genitive balaustiī); second declension
- the flower of the wild pomegranate
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | balaustium | balaustia |
| genitive | balaustiī | balaustiōrum |
| dative | balaustiō | balaustiīs |
| accusative | balaustium | balaustia |
| ablative | balaustiō | balaustiīs |
| vocative | balaustium | balaustia |
References
- balaustium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- balaustium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- balaustium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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