sepalum

Latin

Etymology

Modern Latin; coined by Belgian physician and botanist Noël Martin Joseph de Necker in 1790 as a blend of sēparātus (“separate”) +‎ petalum (“petal”).

Noun

sēpalum n (genitive sēpalī); second declension

1. (New Latin) sepal

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	sēpalum	sēpala
genitive	sēpalī	sēpalōrum
dative	sēpalō	sēpalīs
accusative	sēpalum	sēpala
ablative	sēpalō	sēpalīs
vocative	sēpalum	sēpala

Descendants

• → French: sépale
  • → English: sepal
• → Portuguese: sépala