castanetum
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
castanea (“chestnut [tree]”) + -ētum (“grove or plantation”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kas.taˈneː.tũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kas.t̪aˈnɛː.t̪um]
Noun
castanētum n (genitive castanētī); second declension
- a grove or plantation of chestnut trees
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | castanētum | castanēta |
| genitive | castanētī | castanētōrum |
| dative | castanētō | castanētīs |
| accusative | castanētum | castanēta |
| ablative | castanētō | castanētīs |
| vocative | castanētum | castanēta |
Descendants
- → Albanian: Kashnjet
- Galician: Castedo, Castido
References
- “castănētum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- castănētum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 271/2.
- “castanētum (-iētum)” on page 281/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)