galbaneus

Latin

Etymology

From galbanum (“galbanum”), from Ancient Greek χαλβάνη (khalbánē, “galbanum”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ɡalˈba.ne.us/, [ɡäɫ̪ˈbäneʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ɡalˈba.ne.us/, [ɡälˈbäːneus]

Adjective

galbaneus (feminine galbanea, neuter galbaneum); first/second-declension adjective

1. Of or characteristic of galbanum.
   • c. 37 BCE – 30 BCE, Virgil, Georgics 4.264:

     hic iam galbaneos suadebo incendere odores

     Then I would urge you to burn fragrant resin of galbanum

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	galbaneus	galbanea	galbaneum		galbaneī	galbaneae	galbanea
Genitive	galbaneī	galbaneae	galbaneī		galbaneōrum	galbaneārum	galbaneōrum
Dative	galbaneō		galbaneō		galbaneīs
Accusative	galbaneum	galbaneam	galbaneum		galbaneōs	galbaneās	galbanea
Ablative	galbaneō	galbaneā	galbaneō		galbaneīs
Vocative	galbanee	galbanea	galbaneum		galbaneī	galbaneae	galbanea

Related terms

• galbanum

References

• “galbaneus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “galbaneus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• galbaneus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.