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出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/05/02 03:22 UTC 版)
From Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον (balaneîon), apparently borrowed early enough for unstressed reduction of the second /a/ to /ĭ/ and then syncope.
balneum n (genitive balneī); variously declined, second declension, first declension
The inflection of this noun was irregular. Usually, the plural became feminine and first declension with the specific meaning of a public place for bathing (e.g. public baths):
Second-declension noun (neuter) or first-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | balneum | balneae |
| genitive | balneī | balneārum |
| dative | balneō | balneīs |
| accusative | balneum | balneās |
| ablative | balneō | balneīs |
| vocative | balneum | balneae |
Since the Augustan period the following regular declension was sometimes used:
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | balneum | balnea |
| genitive | balneī | balneōrum |
| dative | balneō | balneīs |
| accusative | balneum | balnea |
| ablative | balneō | balneīs |
| vocative | balneum | balnea |
Occasionally, backed-formed balnea was used as a singular.
Reflexes of the variant baneum: