Libanus

See also: libanus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λίβανος (Líbanos), from a Semitic source.

Proper noun

Libanus m sg (genitive Libanī); second declension

  1. Lebanon (a mountain range in the country of Lebanon, Western Asia; in full, Mount Lebanon)
  2. (New Latin) Lebanon (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East)

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Libanus
genitive Libanī
dative Libanō
accusative Libanum
ablative Libanō
vocative Libane

Descendants

  • Catalan: Líban
  • French: Liban
  • Italian: Libano
  • Portuguese: Líbano
  • Romanian: Liban
  • Spanish: Líbano
  • Welsh: Libanus

Adjective

Libanus (feminine Libana, neuter Libanum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Lebanese

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative Libanus Libana Libanum Libanī Libanae Libana
genitive Libanī Libanae Libanī Libanōrum Libanārum Libanōrum
dative Libanō Libanae Libanō Libanīs
accusative Libanum Libanam Libanum Libanōs Libanās Libana
ablative Libanō Libanā Libanō Libanīs
vocative Libane Libana Libanum Libanī Libanae Libana

Further reading

  • Libanus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Libanus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Libanus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Libanus, from Ancient Greek Λίβανος (Líbanos), from a Semitic source.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Libanus f (not mutable)

  1. Lebanon (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East; official name: Gweriniaeth Libanus)
  2. a village in Powys borough county borough, South Wales

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • Libanaidd (Lebanese)
  • Libaniad (Lebanese (person))
  • cedrwydd Libanus (cedars of Lebanon)