LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

abellāna

abellāna f (genitive abellānae)
Classical[a.bɛlˈlaː.na]Ecclesiastical[a.belˈlaː.na]

Meaning

  1. filbert, hazelnut

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeabellānaabellānae
genitiveabellānaeabellānārum
dativeabellānaeabellānīs
accusativeabellānamabellānās
ablativeabellānāabellānīs
vocativeabellānaabellānae

Origins

Ellipsis of nux abellāna f (“Abellan nut”), from Abella (“Avella, an Italian city”) + -ānus (“-an: forming related nouns and adjectives”).

Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseavelãfrom Old Galician-Portuguese avelãa
  • Spanishavellana
  • Spanishablano
  • Aragoneseavillana
  • Asturianablana
  • Galicianabeláfrom Old Galician-Portuguese avelãa
Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianalună
  • Aromanianalunã
  • Istro-Romanianalurĕ
  • Megleno-Romanianlună
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianavellana
  • Neapolitanvellana
  • Venetanolana
Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanavellana
  • Auvergnataulanhafrom Old Occitan aulana
  • Gasconaveranfrom Old Occitan aulana
  • Gasconaulanfrom Old Occitan aulana
  • Gasconauranfrom Old Occitan aulana
  • Languedocienavelanafrom Old Occitan aulana
  • Limousinaulanafrom Old Occitan aulana
  • Provençalavelanafrom Old Occitan aulana
  • Vivaro-Alpineavelanafrom Old Occitan aulana
  • Vivaro-Alpineaulanhafrom Old Occitan aulana
Insular Romance
  • Sardinianoddana
Borrowings
  • Frenchavelinefrom Middle French avelaine
  • Normanavelainefrom Middle French avelaine
Gallo-Italic
  • Emilianvelana
  • Romagnolevolana
  • Romagnolavläna
  • Romagnolavolaina
  • Romagnolavulana
  • Romagnolavlena
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Franco-Provençalâlâgnefrom Franco-Provençal auslane

Quick answers

What does abellāna mean in Latin?
abellāna, a noun, means “filbert, hazelnut”.
What is the genitive of abellāna?
The genitive singular is abellānae. abellāna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce abellāna?
In classical Latin, [a.bɛlˈlaː.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.belˈlaː.na].