castanea

See also: Castanea, castañea, and castañeá

Latin

Etymology

    Borrowed from Ancient Greek καστάνεια (kastáneia), from κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ (kắstănă).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    castanea f (genitive castaneae); first declension

    1. a chestnut tree
      • 70 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Eclogues 7.53:
        Stant et iūniperī et castaneae hirsūtae
        Here stand junipers and shaggy chestnut trees
    2. a chestnut (nut)

    Declension

    First-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative castanea castaneae
    genitive castaneae castaneārum
    dative castaneae castaneīs
    accusative castaneam castaneās
    ablative castaneā castaneīs
    vocative castanea castaneae

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    References

    • “castănĕa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “castanea”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • castănĕa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 271/2.
    • “castanea” on page 281/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
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