castanea

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See also: Castanea, castañea, and castañeá

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καστάνεια (kastáneia), from κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ (kástana).

Pronunciation

Noun

castanea f (genitive castaneae); first declension

  1. a chestnut tree
    • 70 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Eclogues 7.53:
      Stant et iūniperī et castaneae hirsūtae
      Here stand junipers and shaggy chestnut trees
  2. a chestnut (nut)

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative castanea castaneae
genitive castaneae castaneārum
dative castaneae castaneīs
accusative castaneam castaneās
ablative castaneā castaneīs
vocative castanea castaneae

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References

  • castănĕa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • castanea”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • castănĕa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 271/2.
  • castanea” on page 281/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)