alburnum
English
Etymology
From Latin alburnum, from albus (“white”), since it is often paler in color than the heartwood.
Noun
alburnum (usually uncountable, plural alburnums)
Derived terms
Translations
sapwood — see sapwood
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From albus (“white”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /alˈbur.num/, [äɫ̪ˈbʊrnʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /alˈbur.num/, [älˈburnum]
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | alburnum | alburna |
Genitive | alburnī | alburnōrum |
Dative | alburnō | alburnīs |
Accusative | alburnum | alburna |
Ablative | alburnō | alburnīs |
Vocative | alburnum | alburna |
References
- “alburnum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- alburnum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- alburnum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “alburnum” on page 93/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
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