parabolanus

English

Etymology

Latin parabolanus

Noun

parabolanus (plural parabolani)

  1. (historical, Christianity) In the early Eastern Church, a lay assistant to the clergy for tending the sick.

Latin

Etymology

parabolus (“a daredevil or reckless fellow”) +‎ -ānus (“-ian”)

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /pa.ra.boˈlaː.nus/, [pa.ra.bɔˈɫaː.nʊs]

Noun

parabolānus m (genitive parabolānī); second declension

  1. a (male) sick-nurse, especially in infectious diseases

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative parabolānus parabolānī
genitive parabolānī parabolānōrum
dative parabolānō parabolānīs
accusative parabolānum parabolānōs
ablative parabolānō parabolānīs
vocative parabolāne parabolānī

Descendants

References

  • părăbŏlānus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • parabolanus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • parabolanus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 05.10.04) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

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