iuglans
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
A univerbation of Iovis glāns (“Jupiter's acorn”), from Proto-Italic *djouglānts. The compound is of Proto-Indo-European date, with parallels in Ancient Greek Διὸς βάλανος (Diòs bálanos, “sweet chestnut”), Armenian տկողին (tkoġin).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈi̯uː.ɡlans/, [ˈi̯uːɡɫ̪ä̃ːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈju.ɡlans/, [ˈjuːɡläns]
Noun edit
iūglāns f (genitive iūglandis); third declension
- walnut
- walnut tree
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | iūglāns | iūglandēs |
Genitive | iūglandis | iūglandium iūglandum |
Dative | iūglandī | iūglandibus |
Accusative | iūglandem | iūglandēs |
Ablative | iūglande | iūglandibus |
Vocative | iūglāns | iūglandēs |
Descendants edit
References edit
- “iuglans”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers