LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

glāns

glāns f (genitive glandis)
Classical[ˈɡɫãːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡlans]

Meaning

  1. an acorn, nut; any acorn-shaped fruit; a beechnut, chestnut
    Venit hiems: teritur Sicyonia baca trapetis, glande sues laeti redeunt, dant arbuta silvae; et varios ponit fetus autumnus et alteTranslation by James B. Greenough Winter is come: in olive-mills they bruise The Sicyonian berry; acorn-cheered The swine troop homeward; woods their arbutes yield; So, various fruit sheds Autumn, and high up On sunny rocks the mellowing vintage bakes.c. 37 BCE – 30 BCE, Vergilius, Georgicon 2.519
  2. an acorn-shaped ball of lead or clay, hurled at the enemy
  3. New Latina bullet
  4. the glans penis

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

frūctus quercūs, arboris Iovis
glāns glandis (f) — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 1, 17

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeglānsglandēs
genitiveglandisglandium
glandum
dativeglandīglandibus
accusativeglandemglandēs
ablativeglandeglandibus
vocativeglānsglandēs

glans, glandis, f. kindr. with βάλανος,
I. an acorn, and, in gen., any acorn-shaped fruit, beechnut, chestnut, etc.
I. Lit.: bubus glandem prandio depromere, Plaut. Truc. 3, 1, 2; Cato, R. R. 54; 60; Col. 6, 3; Plin. 16, 5, 6, § 15 sq.; Lucr. 5, 1416; Cic. Or. 9, 31; Verg. G. 1, 148; Ov. M. 1, 106 et saep.: glandis appellatione omnis fructus continetur, ut Javolenus ait, Dig. 50, 16, 236.—
II. Transf.
A. An acorn-shaped ball of lead or clay which was hurled at the enemy, Lucr. 6, 179; 307; Caes. B. G. 5, 43, 1; 7, 81, 4; Sall. J. 57, 4; Liv. 38, 20, 1; ib. 21, 7; ib. 29, 6; Verg. A. 7, 686; Ov. M. 14, 826 al.—A leaden ball of this kind was found with the inscription ROMA FERI (i. e. O dea Roma, feri hostem!), Inscr. Orell. 4932.—
B. The glans penis, Cels. 7, 25; cf. Mart. 12, 75, 3.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷelh₂-
  2. Proto-Italic*glānts
  3. Latinglāns

From Proto-Italic *glānts, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelh₂- (“acorn”).

Elsewhere
  • Sardinianlandirifrom Vulgar Latin *glandinis
  • Spanishlandrefrom Vulgar Latin *glandinis
  • Catalangland
  • Englishglans
  • Frenchglande
  • Italianglande
  • Portugueseglande
  • Romaniangland
  • Spanishglande
  • Neapolitanghialnefrom Vulgar Latin *glandinis
Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchglandfrom Old French glant
  • Englishglandfrom Old French glant
  • Catalanglafrom Old Catalan glan
  • Catalanagláfrom Old Catalan glan
  • Occitanaglandfrom Old Occitan glan
  • Valdôtainllandefrom Franco-Provençal glland
  • Valdôtainllanfrom Franco-Provençal glland
  • Gasconglandfrom Old Occitan glan
  • Vivaro-Alpineglandfrom Old Occitan glan
  • Vivaro-Alpinealhandfrom Old Occitan glan
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueselande
  • Portugueselándia
  • Spanishlande
  • Belsetánlanfrom Aragonese glan
  • Ribagorçanllanfrom Aragonese glan
  • Asturianllande
  • Galicianlande
  • Galicianlanda
  • Galicianlandia
  • Galicianlandoa
Italo-Romance
  • Italianghianda
  • Italianajjanna
  • Corsicanghjanda
  • Istriotgiànda
  • Neapolitangliandra
  • Calabrianaghiandafrom Sicilian ghianna
  • Venetangianda
Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianghindă
  • Aromaniangljindã
Insular Romance
  • Campidaneselandi
  • Nuoresegrandefrom Logudorese lande
  • Nuoreselandefrom Logudorese lande
  • Nuoreselannefrom Logudorese lande
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friuliangland
  • Friulianglant
  • Ladingian
  • Romanshglogn
  • Romanshglonda
  • Romanshgalonda
  • Romanshglanda
Gallo-Italic
  • Emiliangianda
  • Liguriangianda
  • Lombardgianda
  • Piedmontesegiand
  • Piedmonteseagian
  • Piedmontesegianda
  • Romagnolgianda

Quick answers

What does glāns mean in Latin?
glāns, a noun, means “an acorn, nut; any acorn-shaped fruit; a beechnut, chestnut”.
What is the genitive of glāns?
The genitive singular is glandis. glāns is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce glāns?
In classical Latin, [ˈɡɫãːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɡlans].
Where does glāns come from?
Proto-Indo-European *gʷelh₂- → Proto-Italic *glānts → Latin glāns.