LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

galbanum

galbanum n (genitive galbanī)
Classical[ˈɡaɫ.ba.nũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡal.ba.num]

Meaning

  1. neutergalbanum

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegalbanum
galbanen
galbana
galbanina
genitivegalbanī
galbaninis
galbanōrum
galbaninum
dativegalbanō
galbaninī
galbanīs
galbaninibus
accusativegalbanum
galbanen
galbana
galbanina
ablativegalbanō
galbanine
galbanīs
galbaninibus
vocativegalbanum
galbanen
galbana
galbanina

galbănum, i, n. χαλβάνη,
I. the resinous sap of an umbelliferous plant in Syria (the Bubon galbanum, Linn.), galbanum, Plin. 12, 25, 56, § 121; 24, 5, 13, § 21; Suet. Galb. 3; Luc. 9, 916; Calp. Ecl. 5, 89.—Also, galbănus, i, m., Vulg. Sir. 14, 21; and chalbăne, answering to the Gr. χαλβάνη, ēs, f., Dig. 39, 4, 16, § 7.

Origins

From Ancient Greek χαλβάνη (khalbánē, “galbanum”).

Descendants
  • Catalangàlban
  • Englishgalbanum
  • Frenchgalbanum
  • Italiangalbano
  • Italiangalbina
  • Portuguesegálbano
  • Spanishgálbano
  • Russianгальбанум

In English words that came into English from galbanum

  • galbanumgalbanum

Quick answers

What does galbanum mean in Latin?
galbanum, a noun, means “galbanum”.
What is the genitive of galbanum?
The genitive singular is galbanī. galbanum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce galbanum?
In classical Latin, [ˈɡaɫ.ba.nũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɡal.ba.num].