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Webster 1913 Edition
Solen
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So′len
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] channel, a shellfish.]
2.
(Zool.)
Any marine bivalve mollusk belonging to
Solen
or allied genera of the family Solenidae
; a razor shell. Definition 2024
Solen
solen
solen
See also: Solen
English
Noun
solen (plural solens)
- (medicine) A cradle, as for a broken limb.
- (zoology) Any marine bivalve mollusk belonging to Solen or allied genera; a razor shell.
Danish
Noun
solen c
- singular definite of sol
Proper noun
solen or Solen
- Sun (the star at the center of our solar system)
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σωλήν (sōlḗn).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsoː.leːn/
Noun
sōlēn m (genitive sōlēnis); third declension
- a kind of sea-mussel, the razor-fish
- (Late Latin) pipe, tube
Inflection
Third declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | sōlēn | sōlēnēs |
genitive | sōlēnis | sōlēnum |
dative | sōlēnī | sōlēnibus |
accusative | sōlēnem | sōlēnēs |
ablative | sōlēne | sōlēnibus |
vocative | sōlēn | sōlēnēs |
Synonyms
- (pipe, tube): tubus
References
- solen in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “solen”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- solen in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly