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plastrum

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English

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Noun

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plastrum

  1. Alternative form of plastron.

Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French plastre, from Vulgar Latin *plastrum, clipping of Latin emplastrum. Attested from the thirteenth century.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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plastrum n (genitive plastrī); second declension (Medieval Latin, medicine)

  1. plaster, bandage

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative plastrum plastra
genitive plastrī plastrōrum
dative plastrō plastrīs
accusative plastrum plastra
ablative plastrō plastrīs
vocative plastrum plastra

Descendants

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  • Hungarian: flastrom
  • Old English: plaster

References

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  1. ^ R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “plastrum”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC