plantain
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈplæntɪn/, /ˈplæn.teɪn/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈplæntɪn/, /ˈplæn.teɪn/
- (Caribbean) IPA(key): /ˈplɑːntɪn/, [ˈplaː(n)ʔn̩]
Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle English planteyne, planteyn, from Anglo-Norman plainteine et al., Old French plaintain, from Latin plantāgō, from planta (“sole of the foot”), a nasalized form of Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- (“flat; to spread”), because of the broad, flat shape of the plantain leaves.
Noun
[edit]plantain (plural plantains)
- A plant of the genus Plantago, with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm (4") long with a narrow part instead of a petiole, and with a spike inflorescence with the flower spacing varying widely among the species. See also psyllium.
- 1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician Enlarged, Folio Society, published 2007, page 225:
- The roots of Plantain and Pellitory of Spain beaten to powder and put into hollow teeth, takes away the pains of them.
- 2003, Ernst Jünger, translated by Michael Hofmann, Storm of Steel, Penguin, published 2004, page 41:
- The paths too are overgrown, but easily identified by the presence on them of round-leaved plantains.
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- African plantain (Plantago afra)
- American plantain (Plantago rugelii)
- Asian plantain (Plantago asiatica)
- blackseed plantain (Plantago rugelii)
- blond plantain (Plantago ovata)
- bracted plantain (Plantago aristata)
- broadleaf plantain (Plantago major, Plantago rugelii)
- buck's horn plantain, buckhorn plantain, buckshorn plantain (Plantago coronopus)
- California plantain (Plantago erecta, P. hookeriana)
- common plantain (Plantago major)
- depressed plantain (Plantago depressa)
- doronic plantain (Doronicum spp.)
- dwarf plantain (Plantago erecta)
- English plantain (Plantago lanceolata)
- evergreen plantain (Plantago sempervirens)
- greater plantain (Plantago major)
- hare's foot plantain, hartshorn plantain (Plantago lagopus)
- heart-leaf plantain (Plantago cordata)
- Heller's plantain (Plantago helleri)
- hoary plantain (Plantago media; Plantago virginica)
- Indian plantain (Arnoglossum spp.; Plantago ovata, Cacalia spp.)
- mud plantain (Heteranthera spp.)
- narrowleaf plantain, narrow-leaved plantain (Plantago lanceolata)
- pale plantain (Plantago rugelii)
- plantain goldenweed (Pyrrocoma uniflora)
- plantain-leaf leopard's-bane (Doronicum plantagineum)
- plantain lily (Hosta spp.)
- plantain signal grass (Urochloa plantaginea)
- plantain water
- poor Robin's plantain (Erigeron spp.; Hieracium venosum)
- rattlesnake plantain (Goodyera spp.)
- ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata)
- Robin's plantain (Erigeron spp.; Pilosella venosa)
- Rugel's plantain (Plantago rugelii)
- sand plantain (Plantago arenaria)
- sea plantain, seaside plantain (Plantago maritima)
- Virginia plantain (Plantago virginica)
- water plantain (Alisma spp.; Baldellia spp.; Sagittaria secundifolia)
- woolly plantain (Plantago patagonica)
- Wright's plantain (Plantago wrightiana)
Translations
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References
[edit]Plantago on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Plantago on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Plantago on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Etymology 2
[edit]From Spanish plantano (obsolete variant of plátano), from Latin platanus, from Ancient Greek πλάτανος (plátanos).
Noun
[edit]plantain (plural plantains)
- A plant in the genus Musa, the genus that includes banana, but with lower sugar content than banana.
- The fruit of the plant, usually cooked before eating and used like potatoes.
Quotations
[edit]- For quotations using this term, see Citations:plantain.
Derived terms
[edit]- banana plantain
- bastard plantain (Heliconia spp.)
- bocadillo plantain
- cooking plantain
- French plantain (Musa × paradisiaca vars.)
- plantain cutter
- plantain eater (Musophagidae)
- plantain squirrel (Callosciurus notatus)
- plantain tree (Platanus spp.)
- true plantain (Musa × paradisiaca vars.)
- wild plantain (Heliconia spp.)
Translations
[edit]References
[edit]plantain on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Musa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Musa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- banana
Anagrams
[edit]Basque
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Eventually from Latin plantaginem, accusative of plantago.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]plantain inan
- plantain
- Synonym: zain-belar
Declension
[edit]indefinite | singular | plural | |
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absolutive | plantain | plantaina | plantainak |
ergative | plantainek | plantainak | plantainek |
dative | plantaini | plantainari | plantainei |
genitive | plantainen | plantainaren | plantainen |
comitative | plantainekin | plantainarekin | plantainekin |
causative | plantainengatik | plantainarengatik | plantainengatik |
benefactive | plantainentzat | plantainarentzat | plantainentzat |
instrumental | plantainez | plantainaz | plantainez |
inessive | plantainetan | plantainean | plantainetan |
locative | plantainetako | plantaineko | plantainetako |
allative | plantainetara | plantainera | plantainetara |
terminative | plantainetaraino | plantaineraino | plantainetaraino |
directive | plantainetarantz | plantainerantz | plantainetarantz |
destinative | plantainetarako | plantainerako | plantainetarako |
ablative | plantainetatik | plantainetik | plantainetatik |
partitive | plantainik | — | — |
prolative | plantaintzat | — | — |
Further reading
[edit]- “plantain”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “plantain”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Inherited from Old French plantain, from Latin plantāginem.
Noun
[edit]plantain m (plural plantains)
Etymology 2
[edit]From banane plantain.
Noun
[edit]plantain m (plural plantains)
- plantain (fruit of the genus Musa)
Further reading
[edit]- “plantain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin plantāgō, plantāginem.
Noun
[edit]plantain oblique singular, m (oblique plural plantainz, nominative singular plantainz, nominative plural plantain)
Descendants
[edit]- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pleth₂-
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Anglo-Norman
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Latin
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English terms with quotations
- English terms derived from Spanish
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- en:Fruits
- en:Plantain family plants
- en:Zingiberales order plants
- Basque terms derived from Latin
- Basque terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Basque/antai̯n
- Rhymes:Basque/antai̯n/2 syllables
- Basque lemmas
- Basque nouns
- Basque inanimate nouns
- French 2-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French terms inherited from Old French
- French terms derived from Old French
- French terms inherited from Latin
- French terms derived from Latin
- French lemmas
- French nouns
- French countable nouns
- French masculine nouns
- Old French terms inherited from Latin
- Old French terms derived from Latin
- Old French lemmas
- Old French nouns
- Old French masculine nouns