LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

plānum

plānum n (genitive plānī)
Classical[ˈpɫaː.nũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈplaː.num]

Meaning

  1. a plain, level ground

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeplānumplāna
genitiveplānīplānōrum
dativeplānōplānīs
accusativeplānumplāna
ablativeplānōplānīs
vocativeplānumplāna

plānum, i, n., v. planus, I. B.

Origins

From plānus (“flat, even, level”).

Borrowings
  • Englishplanum
  • Englishplane
  • Frenchplan
  • GermanPlanfrom Middle High German plān
  • Portugueseplano
  • Spanishplano
  • Galicianplano
  • Idoplano
  • Basquelaufrom Proto-Basque *lanu
  • Translingualplanum
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanpla
  • Occitanplan
  • Franco-Provençalplàn
  • Old Frenchplain
Insular Romance
  • Sardinianpranu
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianpiano
  • Sassaresepianufrom Corsican pianu
  • Istriotpiàn
  • Neapolitanchiano
  • Sicilianchianu
  • Venetanpiàn
Ibero-Romance
  • Spanishllanofrom Old Spanish lano
  • Old Galician-Portuguesechão
  • Ladinoyanofrom Old Spanish lano
  • Ladinoייאנוfrom Old Spanish lano
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianplan
  • Ladinplan
  • Ladinpian
  • Romanshplàn
  • Romanshplaniv

In English words that came into English from plānum

  • plainplānum
  • planeplānum
  • planarianplānārius

Quick answers

What does plānum mean in Latin?
plānum, a noun, means “a plain, level ground”.
What is the genitive of plānum?
The genitive singular is plānī. plānum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce plānum?
In classical Latin, [ˈpɫaː.nũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈplaː.num].
Which English words come from plānum?
English words that go back to Latin plānum include plain, plane and planarian.