iuglans

Latin

Alternative forms

jūglāns

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈjuː.ɡlans/, [ˈjuː.ɡɫãːs]

Noun

iūglāns f (genitive iūglāndis); third declension

walnut
walnut tree

Declension

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	iūglāns	iūglāndēs
Genitive	iūglāndis	iūglāndum
Dative	iūglāndī	iūglāndibus
Accusative	iūglāndem	iūglāndēs
Ablative	iūglānde	iūglāndibus
Vocative	iūglāns	iūglāndēs

Descendants

English: juglans
Esperanto: juglando
Translingual: Juglans

References

iuglans in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

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