LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

sandalum

sandalum n (genitive sandalī)

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinneutersandal, sandalwood, santalum

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesandalumsandala
santala
genitivesandalī
santalī
sandalōrum
santalōrum
dativesandalō
santalō
sandalīs
santalīs
accusativesandalumsandala
santala
ablativesandalō
santalō
sandalīs
santalīs
vocativesandalumsandala
santala

Origins

From Byzantine Greek σάνδανον (sándanon), σάνταλον (sántalon), from Arabic صَنْدَل (ṣandal), from Middle Persian cndl (čandal, “sandalwood”), from Sanskrit चन्दन (candana, “sandalwood”).

Descendants
  • Englishsandalfrom Middle English sandal
  • Englishsandersfrom Old French sandre
  • Frenchsantal
  • Englishsantalfrom French santal
  • Italiansandalo
  • GermanSandelfrom Italian sandalo
  • Portuguesesândalo
  • Spanishsándalo
  • Czechsantálfrom French santal
  • Czechsantalfrom French santal

In English words that came into English from sandalum

  • sandalwoodsandalum
  • sandalsandalum
  • sanderssandalum

Quick answers

What does sandalum mean in Latin?
sandalum, a noun, means “sandal, sandalwood, santalum”.
What is the genitive of sandalum?
The genitive singular is sandalī. sandalum is neuter, second declension.
Which English words come from sandalum?
English words that go back to Latin sandalum include sandalwood, sandal and sanders.