castanetum
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Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
castanea (“chestnut [tree]”) + -ētum (“grove or plantation”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kas.taˈneː.tum/, [käs̠t̪äˈneːt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kas.taˈne.tum/, [käst̪äˈnɛːt̪um]
Noun[edit]
castanētum n (genitive castanētī); second declension
- a grove or plantation of chestnut trees
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | castanētum | castanēta |
| Genitive | castanētī | castanētōrum |
| Dative | castanētō | castanētīs |
| Accusative | castanētum | castanēta |
| Ablative | castanētō | castanētīs |
| Vocative | castanētum | castanēta |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “castănētum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- castănētum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 271/2.
- “castanētum (-iētum)” on page 281/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)