solanus

Latin

Etymology

From sōl (“sun”) +‎ -ānus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /soːˈlaː.nus/, [s̠oːˈɫ̪äːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /soˈla.nus/, [soˈläːnus]

Noun

sōlānus m (genitive sōlānī); second declension

1. pertaining to the sun
2. (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.