noun · femininesecond declension
alaternus
alaternus f (genitive alaternī)
Meaning
- femininea shrub (Rhamnus alaternus)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | alaternus | alaternī |
| genitive | alaternī | alaternōrum |
| dative | alaternō | alaternīs |
| accusative | alaternum | alaternōs |
| ablative | alaternō | alaternīs |
| vocative | alaterne | alaternī |
ălăternus, i, f. perh. akin to Germ. Erle; Engl. alder,
I. a shrub: Rhamnus Alaternus, Linn.; Col. 7, 6; Plin. 16, 26, 45, § 108.
Origins
Unknown. The ending -(e)rnus suggests Etruscan or another substrate source; see the etymology at vīburnum.
Descendants
- Catalanaladern
- Italianalaterno
- Portugueseaderno
- Spanishaladierno
- Sardinianaladerru
- Sardinianalaterru
- Sardinianalaverru
- Sardinianaliderru
- Sardinianladerru
- Galicianladerno
In English words that came into English from alaternus
- alaternalaternus