LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

balaustium

balaustium n (genitive balaustiī or balaustī)

Meaning

  1. neuterthe flower of the wild pomegranate

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebalaustiumbalaustia
genitivebalaustiī
balaustī		balaustiōrum
dativebalaustiōbalaustiīs
accusativebalaustiumbalaustia
ablativebalaustiōbalaustiīs
vocativebalaustiumbalaustia

bălaustĭum, ii, n., = βαλαύστιον,
I. the flower of the wild pomegranate, Plin. 13, 19, 34, § 113; Col. 10, 297; Scrib. Comp. 85 and 112; Veg. Vet. 3, 16, 1.

Origins

Via Ancient Greek βαλαύστιον (balaústion) from Semitic, related to Imperial Aramaic 𐡁𐡀𐡋𐡀𐡈 (bʾlʾṭ, “pomegranate shoot”), Classical Syriac ܒܠܳܨܳܐ (blāṣā, “bud, shoot”).

Descendants
  • Italianbalaustro
  • Frenchbalustrefrom Italian balaustro
  • Catalanbalustrefrom Italian balaustro
  • GermanBalusterfrom Italian balaustro
  • Englishbalusterfrom Italian balaustro
  • Englishbanisterfrom Italian balaustro
  • Englishbannisterfrom Italian balaustro
  • Italianbalaustratafrom Italian balaustro
  • Frenchbalustradefrom Italian balaustro
  • GermanBalustradefrom Italian balaustro

Quick answers

What does balaustium mean in Latin?
balaustium, a noun, means “the flower of the wild pomegranate”.
What is the genitive of balaustium?
The genitive singular is balaustiī. balaustium is neuter, second declension.