aratrum

Latin

Alternative forms

• arāter

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂érh₃trom. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἄροτρον (árotron, “plow”) and Old Armenian արաւր (arawr, “plow”).

Noun

arātrum (genitive arātrī); n, second declension

1. A plough or plow.

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	arātrum	arātra
genitive	arātrī	arātrōrum
dative	arātrō	arātrīs
accusative	arātrum	arātra
ablative	arātrō	arātrīs
vocative	arātrum	arātra

Derived terms

• arātrō

Related terms

arātiō arātiuncula arātor

arātōrius arātus arō

Descendants

Aromanian: aratru, arat Catalan: aradre (obsolete), aladre, arada French: araire Italian: aratro

Portuguese: arado Romanian: arat Spanish: arado, aradro

References

• aratrum in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879