LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

iūglāns

iūglāns f (genitive iūglandis)
Classical[ˈjuː.ɡɫãːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈjuː.ɡlans]

Meaning

  1. walnut
  2. walnut tree

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeiūglānsiūglandēs
genitiveiūglandisiūglandium
iūglandum
dativeiūglandīiūglandibus
accusativeiūglandemiūglandēs
ablativeiūglandeiūglandibus
vocativeiūglānsiūglandēs

jūglans, glandis, f. i. q. Jovis glans = Gr. Διὸς βάλανος,
I. a walnut; a walnut-tree: haec glans optima, et maxima, ab Jove et glande juglans appellata est, Varr. L. L. 5, § 102 Müll.: juglandium putamina, Cic. Tusc. 5, 20, 58: juglandium umbra, Plin. 17, 12, 18, § 89.—Also with nux: nuces juglandes, Plin. 15, 22, 24, § 86.

Origins

A univerbation of Iovis glāns (“Jupiter's acorn”), from Proto-Italic *djouglānts. The compound is of Proto-Indo-European date, with parallels in Ancient Greek Διὸς βάλανος (Diòs bálanos, “sweet chestnut”), Armenian տկողին (tkoġin).

Descendants
  • Englishjuglans
  • Esperantojuglando
  • TranslingualJuglans

In English words that came into English from iūglāns

  • juglandiniūglāns
  • juglansiūglāns

Quick answers

What does iūglāns mean in Latin?
iūglāns, a noun, means “walnut; walnut tree”.
What is the genitive of iūglāns?
The genitive singular is iūglandis. iūglāns is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce iūglāns?
In classical Latin, [ˈjuː.ɡɫãːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈjuː.ɡlans].