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oletum

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Latin

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From olea (olive) +‎ -ētum (grove).

Noun

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olētum n (genitive olētī); second declension

  1. (pre-Classical) a place planted with olive trees; an olive yard
Declension
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Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative olētum olēta
genitive olētī olētōrum
dative olētō olētīs
accusative olētum olēta
ablative olētō olētīs
vocative olētum olēta
Synonyms
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Etymology 2

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From oleō (I smell).

Noun

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olētum n (genitive olētī); second declension

  1. excrement, filth, dirt
Declension
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Second-declension noun (neuter).

References

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  • oletum 1”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • oletum 2”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • oletum 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)
  • oletum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • oletum in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016