phaseolus

phaseolus

See also: Phaseolus

English

Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin phaseolus.

    Noun

    phaseolus (plural phaseoli)

    1. any of several domesticated beans, of the genus Phaseolus, native to the Americas

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    Latin

    Alternative forms

    • faseolus

    Etymology

      Diminutive of phasēlus.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      phaseolus m (genitive phaseolī); second declension

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

      Declension

      Second-declension noun.

      singular plural
      nominative phaseolus phaseolī
      genitive phaseolī phaseolōrum
      dative phaseolō phaseolīs
      accusative phaseolum phaseolōs
      ablative phaseolō phaseolīs
      vocative phaseole phaseolī

      Descendants

      • Emilian: faṡôl
      • Ligurian: faxeu
      • Italo-Dalmatian
      • French: faséole
      • Old Occitan:
        • Catalan: fesol
        • Occitan: faiol, fayol
      • Friulian: fasûl
      • Piedmontese: faseul
      • Venetan: faxol, faxóło, faxiol
      • West Iberian
      • Southern Romance
        • Sardinian: basolu
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