sepalum

Latin

Etymology

Modern Latin; coined by Belgian physician and botanist Noël Martin Joseph de Necker in 1790 as a blend of sēparātus (“separate”) +‎ petalum (“petal”).

Noun

sēpalum n (genitive sēpalī); second declension

  1. (New Latin) sepal

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative sēpalum sēpala
genitive sēpalī sēpalōrum
dative sēpalō sēpalīs
accusative sēpalum sēpala
ablative sēpalō sēpalīs
vocative sēpalum sēpala

Descendants

  • → French: sépale
    • → English: sepal
  • → Portuguese: sépala
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