falcastrum
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From falc- (“scythe”) + -astrum.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /falˈkas.trum/, [fäɫ̪ˈkäs̠t̪rʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /falˈkas.trum/, [fälˈkäst̪rum]
Noun
[edit]falcastrum n (genitive falcastrī); second declension
- (horticulture) bramble-cutter, brush-hook
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Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | falcastrum | falcastra |
| genitive | falcastrī | falcastrōrum |
| dative | falcastrō | falcastrīs |
| accusative | falcastrum | falcastra |
| ablative | falcastrō | falcastrīs |
| vocative | falcastrum | falcastra |
References
[edit]- “falcastrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- falcastrum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- falcastrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- falcastrum in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016