splen

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σπλήν (splḗn, “milt”).

Noun

splēn m (genitive splēnis); third declension

spleen, milt

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

lien

Derived terms

Descendants

Old French: esplen m
- → English: spleen
  - → French: spleen m
→ 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

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.