splen
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σπλήν (splḗn, “milt”).
Noun
splēn m (genitive splēnis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | splēn | splēnēs |
Genitive | splēnis | splēnum |
Dative | splēnī | splēnibus |
Accusative | splēnem | splēnēs |
Ablative | splēne | splēnibus |
Vocative | splēn | splēnēs |
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
- Old French: esplen m, espleen (Anglo-Norman), esplein
- → Italian: splene
- Romanian: splină f
- Spanish: esplene
References
- “splen”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- splen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.