LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

phalanga

phalanga f (genitive phalangae)
Classical[pʰaˈɫaŋ.ɡa]Ecclesiastical[faˈlaŋ.ɡa]

Meaning

  1. femininein pluralwooden roller (for moving ships or military engines)
  2. femininein pluralcarrying pole
  3. alternativefemininein pluralalternative form of phalanx (“battalion”)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativephalangaphalangae
falangae
genitivephalangae
falangae		phalangārum
falangārum
dativephalangae
falangae		phalangīs
falangīs
accusativephalangam
falangam		phalangās
falangās
ablativephalangāphalangīs
falangīs
vocativephalangaphalangae
falangae

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰelǵ-der.?
  2. Latinphalanga

Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek φᾰ́λᾰγγᾰ (phắlăngă)bor. Latin phalanga Borrowed from Ancient Greek φᾰ́λᾰγγᾰ (phắlăngă). Compare phalanx.

Elsewhere
  • Romanianpărângă
  • Italianpalanca
  • Italianparanco
  • Frenchpalanfrom Italian paranco
  • Italianpalanco
  • Frenchpalanchefrom Franco-Provençal pllanche
  • Frenchplanchefrom Old French planche
  • Sardinianpalanga
  • Italianfalanga
  • Alemannic GermanPalanggefrom Italian palanca
Old Occitan
  • Catalanpalancafrom Old Catalan palanca
  • Occitanpalanca
  • Occitanplanca
West Iberian
  • Portuguesepancafrom Old Galician-Portuguese *paanca
  • Spanishpalancafrom Old Spanish palanca
  • Asturianpalanca
  • Asturianpalancana
  • Galicianpancafrom Old Galician-Portuguese *paanca

Quick answers

What does phalanga mean in Latin?
phalanga, a noun, means “wooden roller (for moving ships or military engines); carrying pole; alternative form of phalanx (“battalion”)”.
What is the genitive of phalanga?
The genitive singular is phalangae. phalanga is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce phalanga?
In classical Latin, [pʰaˈɫaŋ.ɡa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [faˈlaŋ.ɡa].
Where does phalanga come from?
Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵ-der.? → Latin phalanga.