iuglans

Latin

Alternative forms

jūglāns

Etymology

A univerbation of Iovis glāns (“Jupiter's acorn”), from Proto-Italic *djouglānts. 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): /ˈi̯uː.ɡlans/, [ˈi̯uːɡɫ̪ä̃ːs̠]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈju.ɡlans/, [ˈjuːɡläns]

Noun

iūglāns f (genitive iūglandis); third declension

walnut
walnut tree

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	iūglāns	iūglandēs
Genitive	iūglandis	iūglandum
Dative	iūglandī	iūglandibus
Accusative	iūglandem	iūglandēs
Ablative	iūglande	iūglandibus
Vocative	iūglāns	iūglandēs

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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