spartum

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σπάρτον (spárton, “rope, cable”).

Noun

spartum n (genitive spartī); second declension

1. esparto

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	spartum	sparta
Genitive	spartī	spartōrum
Dative	spartō	spartīs
Accusative	spartum	sparta
Ablative	spartō	spartīs
Vocative	spartum	sparta

Descendants

• Galician: esparto
• Spanish: esparto
  • → English: esparto

References

• “spartum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “spartum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• spartum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.