solanus

Latin

Etymology

From sōl (“sun”) +‎ -ānus.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /soːˈlaː.nus/, [s̠oːˈɫ̪äːnʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /soˈla.nus/, [soˈläːnus]

Noun

sōlānus m (genitive sōlānī); second declension

pertaining to the sun
(rare) the east wind

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	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

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.

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