balanites

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French

Noun

balanites f

  1. plural of balanite

Noun

balanites m

  1. plural of balanite

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνῑ́της (balanī́tēs, “acorn-shaped; an acorn-shaped stone”), from βᾰ́λᾰνος (bálanos, “acorn”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs).

Pronunciation

Noun

balanītēs m (genitive balanītae); first declension

  1. A kind of precious stone resembling an acorn

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).

singular plural
nominative balanītēs balanītae
genitive balanītae balanītārum
dative balanītae balanītīs
accusative balanītēn balanītās
ablative balanītē balanītīs
vocative balanītē balanītae

References

  • “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.
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