solen
See also: Solen
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σωλήν (sōlḗn).
Noun
solen (plural solens)
- (medicine) A cradle, as for a broken limb.
- (zoology) Any marine bivalve mollusk belonging to Solen or allied genera; a razor clam.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for solen in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
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Alternative forms
French
Further reading
- “solen”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σωλήν (sōlḗn).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsoː.leːn/, [ˈs̠oːɫ̪eːn]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈso.len/, [ˈsɔːlen]
Noun
sōlēn m (genitive sōlēnis); third declension
- a kind of sea mussel, the razorfish
- (Late Latin) pipe, tube
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sōlēn | sōlēnēs |
| Genitive | sōlēnis | sōlēnum |
| Dative | sōlēnī | sōlēnibus |
| Accusative | sōlēnem | sōlēnēs |
| Ablative | sōlēne | sōlēnibus |
| Vocative | sōlēn | sōlēnēs |
Synonyms
- (pipe, tube): tubus
References
- “solen”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- solen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “solen”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Swedish
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