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rutrum

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Latin

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Etymology

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From ru(ō) (turn up) +‎ -trum.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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rutrum n (genitive rutrī); second declension

  1. a shovel
    Synonyms: vatillum, pāla

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative rutrum rutra
genitive rutrī rutrōrum
dative rutrō rutrīs
accusative rutrum rutra
ablative rutrō rutrīs
vocative rutrum rutra

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Galician: rodo
  • Portuguese: rodo

References

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  • rutrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • rutrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • rutrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • rutrum”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • rutrum”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin