aethalus
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek αἴθᾰλος (aíthalos).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈae̯.tʰa.lus/, [ˈäe̯t̪ʰäɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.ta.lus/, [ˈɛːt̪älus]
Noun[edit]
aethalus m (genitive aethalī); second declension
- a sort of grape in Egypt, the soot-grape
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Pliny the Elder to this entry?)
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | aethalus | aethalī |
| Genitive | aethalī | aethalōrum |
| Dative | aethalō | aethalīs |
| Accusative | aethalum | aethalōs |
| Ablative | aethalō | aethalīs |
| Vocative | aethale | aethalī |
References[edit]
- “aethălus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- æthălus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 82/2.
- “? aethalus” on page 74/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)