-etum
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Probably a form of -tus (adjective-forming suffix) used as a neuter substantive representing location. This may have originated from a reanalysis of ante-classical olētum (“olive yard”) from ole(a) (“olive tree”) + -tum to ol(ea) + -ē̆tum. Compare to other neuter suffixes that could form nouns representing locations, such as -ārium n, -īle n, -tōrium n (vs. masculine -ārius,-īlis, -tōrius).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈeː.tum/, [ˈeːt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.tum/, [ˈɛːt̪um]
Suffix edit
-ētum n (genitive -ētī); second declension
- (applied to noun stems)
- place of
- (of vegetation) A plantation or grove
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | -ētum | -ēta |
| Genitive | -ētī | -ētōrum |
| Dative | -ētō | -ētīs |
| Accusative | -ētum | -ēta |
| Ablative | -ētō | -ētīs |
| Vocative | -ētum | -ēta |