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glaeba

glaeba

Latin

Alternative forms

Noun

glaeba f ‎(genitive glaebae); first declension

  1. clod (lump of earth)
  2. land, soil
  3. lump, mass of stuff

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative glaeba glaebae
genitive glaebae glaebārum
dative glaebae glaebīs
accusative glaebam glaebās
ablative glaebā glaebīs
vocative glaeba glaebae

Derived terms

  • glaebālis
  • glaebārius
  • glaebatim
  • glaebātiō

Descendants

References

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gel- ‎(“form into a ball; ball”). Cognate with Latin globus, glomus and Proto-Germanic *klumpô ‎(“mass, lump, clump; clasp”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡlae̯.ba/, [ˈɡɫae̯.ba]

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