iuglans
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
A shortening of Iovis glāns (“Jupiter's acorn”). The compound is of Proto-Indo-European date, with parallels in Ancient Greek Διὸς βάλανος (Diòs bálanos, “sweet chestnut”), Armenian տկողին (tkołin).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈjuː.ɡlans/, [ˈjuː.ɡɫãːs]
Noun
iūglāns f (genitive iūglāndis); third declension
- walnut
- walnut tree
Declension
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | iūglāns | iūglāndēs |
| genitive | iūglāndis | iūglāndum |
| dative | iūglāndī | iūglāndibus |
| accusative | iūglāndem | iūglāndēs |
| ablative | iūglānde | iūglāndibus |
| vocative | iūglāns | iūglāndēs |
Descendants
References
- iuglans in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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