LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

parabolānus

parabolānus m (genitive parabolānī)
Classical[pa.ra.bɔˈɫaː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[pa.ra.boˈlaː.nus]

Meaning

  1. a (male) sick-nurse, especially in infectious diseases

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeparabolānusparabolānī
genitiveparabolānīparabolānōrum
dativeparabolānōparabolānīs
accusativeparabolānumparabolānōs
ablativeparabolānōparabolānīs
vocativeparabolāneparabolānī

părăbŏlānus, i, m. parabolus, lit., a reckless person,
I. a sick-nurse, esp. in infectious diseases, Cod. Just. 1, 3, 18; cf. Cod. Th. 16, 2, 42 and 43.

Origins

parabolus (“a daredevil or reckless fellow”) + -ānus (“-ian”)

Descendants
  • Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰβολᾶνοι

In English words that came into English from parabolānus

  • parabolanusparabolānus

Quick answers

What does parabolānus mean in Latin?
parabolānus, a noun, means “a (male) sick-nurse, especially in infectious diseases”.
What is the genitive of parabolānus?
The genitive singular is parabolānī. parabolānus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce parabolānus?
In classical Latin, [pa.ra.bɔˈɫaː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pa.ra.boˈlaː.nus].