Libanus

See also: libanus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λίβανος (Líbanos), from a Semitic source.

Proper noun

Libanus m sg (genitive Libanī); second declension

  1. Lebanon (a mountain range in the country of Lebanon, Western Asia)
  2. (New Latin) Lebanon (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Libanus
Genitive Libanī
Dative Libanō
Accusative Libanum
Ablative Libanō
Vocative Libane

Descendants

  • Catalan: Líban
  • French: Liban
  • Italian: Libano
  • Portuguese: Líbano
  • Spanish: Líbano
  • Welsh: Libanus

References

  • Libanus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Libanus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Welsh

Beirut, prifddinas gwlad Libanus yng ngorllewin Asia
Capel pentref Libanus yng nghanolbarth Cymru

Etymology

Latin Libanus, from Ancient Greek Λίβανος (Líbanos), from a Semitic source.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Libanus f (not mutable)

  1. Lebanon (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East; official name: Gweriniaeth Libanus)
  2. A village in Powys county borough, South Wales

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • Libanaidd (Lebanese)
  • Libaniad (Lebanese (person))
  • cedrwydd Libanus (cedars of Lebanon)
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