aethalus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek αἴθᾰλος (aíthalos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈae̯.tʰa.lus/, [ˈäe̯t̪ʰäɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.ta.lus/, [ˈɛːt̪älus]

Noun

aethalus m (genitive aethalī); second declension

1. a sort of grape in Egypt, the soot-grape

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Pliny the Elder to this entry?)

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	aethalus	aethalī
genitive	aethalī	aethalōrum
dative	aethalō	aethalīs
accusative	aethalum	aethalōs
ablative	aethalō	aethalīs
vocative	aethale	aethalī

References

• “aethălus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• æthălus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 82/2.
• “? aethalus” on page 74/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)