LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininesecond declension

platanus

platanus f (genitive platanī)
Classical[ˈpɫa.ta.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈplaː.ta.nus]

Meaning

  1. feminineplanetree, sycamore
    Iuxtā platanum istam residāmusLet's sit next to that planetreec. 125 CE – 180 CE, Apuleius, Metamorphoses 1.18

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeplatanusplatanī
genitiveplatanīplatanōrum
dativeplatanōplatanīs
accusativeplatanumplatanōs
ablativeplatanōplatanīs
vocativeplataneplatanī

plătănus, i (
I. nom. plur. platanūs, Verg. Cul. 123), f., = πλάτανος, the platane or Oriental plane-tree: sub platano umbriferā, Cic. poēt. Div. 2, 30, 63; id. de Or. 1, 7, 28; Plin. 12, 1, 3, § 6: steriles platani, Verg. G. 2, 70: caelebs (because it did not, like the elm, serve to support vines), Hor. C. 2, 15, 4; 2, 11, 13; Juv. 1, 12.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πλάτανος (plátanos).

Descendants
  • Catalanblada
  • Catalanplàtan
  • Frenchplane
  • Frenchplatane
  • GermanPlatane
  • Italianplatano
  • Portugueseplátano
  • Romanianpaltin
  • Romanianplatan
  • Spanishplátano

Quick answers

What does platanus mean in Latin?
platanus, a noun, means “planetree, sycamore”.
What is the genitive of platanus?
The genitive singular is platanī. platanus is feminine, second declension.
How do you pronounce platanus?
In classical Latin, [ˈpɫa.ta.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈplaː.ta.nus].