rastrum

English

a single staff rastrum

Wikipedia

Noun

rastrum (plural rastrums)

1. A five-pointed writing implement used to draw parallel lines of a staff in sheet music.

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Latin

Etymology

From rād(ō) (“I scrape”) +‎ -trum, from Proto-Indo-European *reh₁d- + *-trom.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈraːs.trum/

Noun

rāstrum n (genitive rāstrī); second declension

1. (usually in plural) rake, hoe, mattock

Inflection

Second declension neuter.

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	rāstrum	rāstra
genitive	rāstrī	rāstrōrum
dative	rāstrō	rāstrīs
accusative	rāstrum	rāstra
ablative	rāstrō	rāstrīs
vocative	rāstrum	rāstra

Derived terms

• rāstellus
• rāstrārius

Related terms

• rādō

Descendants

• German: Raster
• Italian: rastro
• Portuguese: rastro

• Romanian: rastru
• Russian: растр (rastr)
• Spanish: rastro

References

• rastrum in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
• rastrum in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911