phaselus
Latin
Alternative forms
- phasellus
- fasēlus
Etymology
Either from Ancient Greek φάσηλος (phásēlos, “bean”) or from the substrate language which was the original source.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pʰaˈseː.lus/, [pʰaˈseː.ɫʊs]
Noun
phasēlus m (genitive phasēlī); second declension
- a kind of bean with an edible pod, French bean, kidney bean, phasel
- (transf.) a light vessel (in the shape of a kidney bean) made of wicker-work or papyrus, sometimes also of burned and painted clay
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | phasēlus | phasēlī |
| genitive | phasēlī | phasēlōrum |
| dative | phasēlō | phasēlīs |
| accusative | phasēlum | phasēlōs |
| ablative | phasēlō | phasēlīs |
| vocative | phasēle | phasēlī |
Derived terms
References
- phaselus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- phaselus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- phaselus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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