cupressetum

Latin

Etymology

From cupressus (“cypress tree”) +‎ -ētum.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ku.presˈseː.tum/, [kʊprɛs̠ˈs̠eːt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ku.presˈse.tum/, [kupresˈsɛːt̪um]

Noun

cupressētum n (genitive cupressētī); second declension

1. a cypress-wood

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	cupressētum	cupressēta
genitive	cupressētī	cupressētōrum
dative	cupressētō	cupressētīs
accusative	cupressētum	cupressēta
ablative	cupressētō	cupressētīs
vocative	cupressētum	cupressēta

Related terms

• cupresseus
• cupressifer

References

• “cupressetum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• cupressetum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.