balanites

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French

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Noun

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balanites f

  1. plural of balanite

Noun

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balanites m

  1. plural of balanite

Latin

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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balanītēs m (genitive balanītae); first declension

  1. A kind of precious stone resembling an acorn

Declension

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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

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  • 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.