iuglans

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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A univerbation of Iovis glāns (Jupiter's acorn), from Proto-Italic *djouglānts. The compound is of Proto-Indo-European date, with parallels in Ancient Greek Διὸς βάλανος (Diòs bálanos, sweet chestnut), Armenian տկողին (tkoġin).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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iūglāns f (genitive iūglandis); third declension

  1. walnut
  2. walnut tree

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative iūglāns iūglandēs
Genitive iūglandis iūglandium
iūglandum
Dative iūglandī iūglandibus
Accusative iūglandem iūglandēs
Ablative iūglande iūglandibus
Vocative iūglāns iūglandēs

Descendants

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  • English: juglans
  • Esperanto: juglando
  • Translingual: Juglans

References

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  • juglans”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • iuglans”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers