LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

phaseolus

phaseolus m (genitive phaseolī)
Classical[pʰaˈse.ɔ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[faˈs̬ɛː.o.lus]

Meaning

  1. masculineA type of bean with an edible pod; in Antiquity: cowpea, New Latin: kidney bean.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativephaseolusphaseolī
genitivephaseolīphaseolōrum
dativephaseolōphaseolīs
accusativephaseolumphaseolōs
ablativephaseolōphaseolīs
vocativephaseolephaseolī

phăsĕŏlus (făsĕŏlus), i, m. dim. phaselus, I.,
I. a kind of bean with an edible pod, French beans, kidney-beans, phasel, Col. 11, 2, 72; 12, 9, 1; Plin. 24, 9, 40, § 65.

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek φάσηλος(phásēlos)der.?
  2. Latinphaseolus

Latin phaseolus Diminutive of phasēlus.

West Iberian
  • Portuguesefeijãofrom Old Galician-Portuguese feijoo
  • Spanishfrijol
  • Spanishfrejol
  • Spanishfríjol
  • Spanishfrisol
  • Galicianfeixónfrom Old Galician-Portuguese feijoo
  • Galicianfreixónfrom Old Galician-Portuguese feijoo
  • Galicianfréxelfrom Old Galician-Portuguese feijoo
  • Galicianfréxolefrom Old Galician-Portuguese feijoo
  • Galicianfréxelofrom Old Galician-Portuguese feijoo
Elsewhere
  • Frenchfaséole
  • Romanianfasolefrom Koine Greek φασίολος
  • Romanianfasolăfrom Koine Greek φασίολος
  • GermanFasolefrom Middle High German phasōl
  • GermanFisolefrom Middle High German phasōl
  • Emilianfaṡôl
  • Ligurianfaxeu
  • Friulianfasûl
  • Piedmontesefaseul
  • Venetanfaxol
Old Occitan
  • Catalanfesol
  • Occitanfaiol
  • Frenchfayotfrom Occitan faiol
  • Occitanfayol
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianfagiolo
  • Corsicanfasgiolu
  • Dalmatianfasul
  • Neapolitanfasulo
  • Maltesefażolafrom Sicilian fasola
Southern Romance
  • Sardinianbasolu

Quick answers

What does phaseolus mean in Latin?
phaseolus, a noun, means “A type of bean with an edible pod; in Antiquity: cowpea, New Latin: kidney bean.”.
What is the genitive of phaseolus?
The genitive singular is phaseolī. phaseolus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce phaseolus?
In classical Latin, [pʰaˈse.ɔ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [faˈs̬ɛː.o.lus].
Where does phaseolus come from?
Ancient Greek φάσηλος (phásēlos)der.? → Latin phaseolus.