solanus

Latin

Etymology

From sōl (“sun”) +‎ -ānus.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [soːˈɫaː.nʊs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [soˈlaː.nus]

Noun

sōlānus m (genitive sōlānī); second declension

pertaining to the sun
(rare) the east wind

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	sōlānus	sōlānī
genitive	sōlānī	sōlānōrum
dative	sōlānō	sōlānīs
accusative	sōlānum	sōlānōs
ablative	sōlānō	sōlānīs
vocative	sōlāne	sōlānī

Synonyms

(east wind): subsōlānus, eurus

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “east wind”): favōnius, zephyrus

Descendants

Asturian: solanu
Galician: soán
Portuguese: soão, suão

References

“solanus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“solanus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
solanus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.