sabanum

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek σάβανον (sábanon, linen cloth or towel).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

sabanum n (genitive sabanī); second declension

  1. A linen cloth for wiping or wrapping up in; towel, napkin.

Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sabanum sabana
Genitive sabanī sabanōrum
Dative sabanō sabanīs
Accusative sabanum sabana
Ablative sabanō sabanīs
Vocative sabanum sabana

Descendants[edit]

  • Gothic: 𐍃𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (saban)
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: savãa
  • Spanish: sábana (bedsheet)

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