candetum
Latin
Etymology
Metathesis of earlier *cantedum, from Gaulish *cantedon, from Proto-Celtic *kantom (“hundred”) + *ɸedom (“space”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kanˈdeː.tũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kan̪ˈd̪ɛː.t̪um]
Noun
candētum n (genitive candētī); second declension
- a unit of measure corresponding to 100 Roman square feet in urban areas and 150 in agrarian areas
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | candētum | candēta |
| genitive | candētī | candētōrum |
| dative | candētō | candētīs |
| accusative | candētum | candēta |
| ablative | candētō | candētīs |
| vocative | candētum | candēta |
References
- “candetum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- candetum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.