LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

parēlion

parēlion n (genitive parēliī)

Meaning

  1. parhelion

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeparēlionparēlia
genitiveparēliīparēliōrum
dativeparēliōparēliīs
accusativeparēlionparēlia
ablativeparēliōparēliīs
vocativeparēlionparēlia

părēlĭon, i, n., = παρήλιον,
I. a mock sun, parhelion: parelia sunt imagines solis in nube spissā et vicinā in modum speculi. Quidam parelion ita definiunt: nubes rotunda et splendida, similisque soli, Sen. Q. N. 1, 11, 2: solent et bina fieri parelia, id. ib. 1, 13, 1.

In English words that came into English from parēlion

  • parhelionparēlion

Quick answers

What does parēlion mean in Latin?
parēlion, a noun, means “parhelion”.
What is the genitive of parēlion?
The genitive singular is parēliī. parēlion is neuter, second declension.