-etum
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Probably a form of -tus (adjective-forming suffix) used as a neuter substantive representing location. This may have originated from a reanalysis of ante-classical olētum (“olive yard”) from ole(a) (“olive tree”) + -tum to ol(ea) + -ē̆tum. Compare to other neuter suffixes that could form nouns representing locations, such as -ārium n, -īle n, -tōrium n (vs. masculine -ārius,-īlis, -tōrius).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈeː.tũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛː.t̪um]
Suffix
-ētum n (genitive -ētī); second declension
- (applied to noun stems)
- place of
- (of vegetation) A plantation or grove
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -ētum | -ēta |
| genitive | -ētī | -ētōrum |
| dative | -ētō | -ētīs |
| accusative | -ētum | -ēta |
| ablative | -ētō | -ētīs |
| vocative | -ētum | -ēta |
Derived terms
Latin terms suffixed with -etum