phaseolus

See also: Phaseolus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin phaseolus

Noun

phaseolus (plural phaseoli)

  1. any of several domesticated beans, of the genus Phaseolus, native to the Americas

See also


Latin

Alternative forms

  • faseolus

Etymology

Diminutive of phasēlus.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /pʰaˈse.o.lus/, [pʰaˈse.ɔ.ɫʊs]

Noun

phaseolus m (genitive phaseolī); second declension

  1. A type of bean with an edible pod; in Antiquity: cowpea, New Latin: kidney bean.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative phaseolus phaseolī
Genitive phaseolī phaseolōrum
Dative phaseolō phaseolīs
Accusative phaseolum phaseolōs
Ablative phaseolō phaseolīs
Vocative phaseole phaseolī

Descendants

References

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