solanum
See also: Solanum
English
editEtymology
editFrom the genus name.
Noun
editsolanum (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
editEast African traditional vegetable
Anagrams
editLatin
editEtymology
editFirst used by Pliny. Possible etymologies include:
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /soːˈlaː.num/, [s̠oːˈɫ̪äːnʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /soˈla.num/, [soˈläːnum]
Noun
editsōlānum n (genitive sōlānī); second declension
- a plant: nightshade
Declension
editSecond-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)
Categories:
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Botany
- East African English
- en:Solanums
- en:Vegetables
- Latin terms suffixed with -anus
- Latin terms suffixed with -nus
- Latin 3-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin nouns
- Latin second declension nouns
- Latin neuter nouns in the second declension
- Latin neuter nouns
- la:Nightshades