solanum
See also: Solanum
English edit
Etymology edit
From the genus name.
Noun edit
solanum (plural solanums)
- (botany) Any plant in the genus Solanum.
- (East Africa) A traditional green vegetable in the genus Solanum, specifically Solanum nigrum, and sometimes Solanum macrocarpon, Solanum scabrum, and Solanum villosum.
Translations edit
East African traditional vegetable
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
First used by Pliny. Possible etymologies include:
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /soːˈlaː.num/, [s̠oːˈɫ̪äːnʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /soˈla.num/, [soˈläːnum]
Noun edit
sōlānum n (genitive sōlānī); second declension
- a plant: nightshade
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | sōlānum | sōlāna |
Genitive | sōlānī | sōlānōrum |
Dative | sōlānō | sōlānīs |
Accusative | sōlānum | sōlāna |
Ablative | sōlānō | sōlānīs |
Vocative | sōlānum | sōlāna |
References edit
- “solanum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- solanum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)