balanites
French edit
Noun edit
balanites f
Noun edit
balanites m
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνῑ́της (balanī́tēs, “acorn-shaped; an acorn-shaped stone”), from βᾰ́λᾰνος (bálanos, “acorn”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ba.laˈniː.teːs/, [bäɫ̪äˈniːt̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ba.laˈni.tes/, [bäläˈniːt̪es]
Noun edit
balanītēs m (genitive balanītae); first declension
- A kind of precious stone resembling an acorn
Declension edit
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | balanītēs | balanītae |
| Genitive | balanītae | balanītārum |
| Dative | balanītae | balanītīs |
| Accusative | balanītēn | balanītās |
| Ablative | balanītē | balanītīs |
| Vocative | balanītē | balanītae |
References edit
- “balanites”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- balanites in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.