lumectum
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From lūma (“thorn”) + -tum. The -ec- appears to be by analogy to forms like frutectum (“thicket, bush”), cārectum (“reed bed”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /luːˈmek.tum/, [ɫ̪uːˈmɛkt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /luˈmek.tum/, [luˈmɛkt̪um]
Noun
[edit]lūmectum n (genitive lūmectī); second declension
- a thicket of thorns
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lūmectum | lūmecta |
| genitive | lūmectī | lūmectōrum |
| dative | lūmectō | lūmectīs |
| accusative | lūmectum | lūmecta |
| ablative | lūmectō | lūmectīs |
| vocative | lūmectum | lūmecta |
References
[edit]- “lumectum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- lumectum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.