arboretum

See also: Arboretum and arborétum

English

An arboretum

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin arborētum (“place with trees growing, plantation of trees”), from arbor (“tree”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑː(ɹ)bəˈɹiːtəm/

Noun

arboretum (plural arboretums or arboreta)

1. A place where many varieties of tree are grown for research, educational, and ornamental purposes.

   Coordinate term: floretum

Translations

place of many varieties of tree

• Catalan: arborètum m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 樹木園／树木园 (shùmùyuán)

• Czech: arboretum (cs) n
• Dutch: arboretum (nl)
• Finnish: arboretum (fi), puulajipuisto (fi)
• French: arboretum (fr) m
• German: Baumgarten (de) m, Arboretum (de) n
• Hungarian: arborétum (hu)
• Icelandic: trjásafn n
• Italian: arboreto m
• Japanese: 森林公園 (しんりんこうえん, shinrinkōen)
• Latin: arborētum n
• Lithuanian: arboretumas m, dendrariumas m, dendrologinis sodas m, dendroparkas m
• Polish: arboretum (pl) n, dendrarium n
• Portuguese: arboreto (pt) m
• Romanian: arboret (ro) n
• Russian: дендра́рий (ru) m (dɛndrárij), (древе́сный) пито́мник m ((drevésnyj) pitómnik), арборе́тум (ru) m (arborétum)
• Slovene: arboretum (sl) m
• Spanish: arboreto m, arboretum m
• Swedish: arboretum (sv) n
• Ukrainian: дендропа́рк (uk) m (dendropárk), дендра́рій m (dendrárij), арборе́тум m (arborétum)

See also

• fruticetum

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈarborɛtum]
• IPA^(key): [ˈarborɛːtum]

Noun

arboretum n

1. arboretum

Declension

Declension of arboretum (hard neuter foreign)

	singular	plural
nominative	arboretum	arboreta
genitive	arboreta	arboret
dative	arboretu	arboretům
accusative	arboretum	arboreta
vocative	arboretum	arboreta
locative	arboretu	arboretech
instrumental	arboretem	arborety

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin arborētum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑrboreːtːum/, [ˈɑ̝rbo̞ˌre̞ːt̪ːum]
• Rhymes: -eːtːum
• Syllabification^(key): ar‧bo‧re‧tum

Noun

arboretum

1. arboretum

   Synonym: puulajipuisto

   • 2021 December 4, “Yhteinen taival”, in Helsingin Sanomat‎^[1]:

     Oikeastaan se ei ole vain puutarha vaan pikemminkin arboretum.

     In truth, it's not just a garden but rather an arboretum.

Declension

Inflection of arboretum (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		arboretum	arboretumit
genitive		arboretumin	arboretumien
partitive		arboretumia	arboretumeja
illative		arboretumiin	arboretumeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		arboretum	arboretumit
accusative	nom.	arboretum	arboretumit
	gen.	arboretumin
genitive		arboretumin	arboretumien
partitive		arboretumia	arboretumeja
inessive		arboretumissa	arboretumeissa
elative		arboretumista	arboretumeista
illative		arboretumiin	arboretumeihin
adessive		arboretumilla	arboretumeilla
ablative		arboretumilta	arboretumeilta
allative		arboretumille	arboretumeille
essive		arboretumina	arboretumeina
translative		arboretumiksi	arboretumeiksi
abessive		arboretumitta	arboretumeitta
instructive		—	arboretumein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of arboretum (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative arboretumini arboretumini accusative nom. arboretumini arboretumini gen. arboretumini genitive arboretumini arboretumieni partitive arboretumiani arboretumejani inessive arboretumissani arboretumeissani elative arboretumistani arboretumeistani illative arboretumiini arboretumeihini adessive arboretumillani arboretumeillani ablative arboretumiltani arboretumeiltani allative arboretumilleni arboretumeilleni essive arboretuminani arboretumeinani translative arboretumikseni arboretumeikseni abessive arboretumittani arboretumeittani instructive — — comitative — arboretumeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative arboretumisi arboretumisi accusative nom. arboretumisi arboretumisi gen. arboretumisi genitive arboretumisi arboretumiesi partitive arboretumiasi arboretumejasi inessive arboretumissasi arboretumeissasi elative arboretumistasi arboretumeistasi illative arboretumiisi arboretumeihisi adessive arboretumillasi arboretumeillasi ablative arboretumiltasi arboretumeiltasi allative arboretumillesi arboretumeillesi essive arboretuminasi arboretumeinasi translative arboretumiksesi arboretumeiksesi abessive arboretumittasi arboretumeittasi instructive — — comitative — arboretumeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative arboretumimme arboretumimme accusative nom. arboretumimme arboretumimme gen. arboretumimme genitive arboretumimme arboretumiemme partitive arboretumiamme arboretumejamme inessive arboretumissamme arboretumeissamme elative arboretumistamme arboretumeistamme illative arboretumiimme arboretumeihimme adessive arboretumillamme arboretumeillamme ablative arboretumiltamme arboretumeiltamme allative arboretumillemme arboretumeillemme essive arboretuminamme arboretumeinamme translative arboretumiksemme arboretumeiksemme abessive arboretumittamme arboretumeittamme instructive — — comitative — arboretumeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative arboretuminne arboretuminne accusative nom. arboretuminne arboretuminne gen. arboretuminne genitive arboretuminne arboretumienne partitive arboretumianne arboretumejanne inessive arboretumissanne arboretumeissanne elative arboretumistanne arboretumeistanne illative arboretumiinne arboretumeihinne adessive arboretumillanne arboretumeillanne ablative arboretumiltanne arboretumeiltanne allative arboretumillenne arboretumeillenne essive arboretuminanne arboretumeinanne translative arboretumiksenne arboretumeiksenne abessive arboretumittanne arboretumeittanne instructive — — comitative — arboretumeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative arboretuminsa arboretuminsa accusative nom. arboretuminsa arboretuminsa gen. arboretuminsa genitive arboretuminsa arboretumiensa partitive arboretumiaan arboretumiansa arboretumejaan arboretumejansa inessive arboretumissaan arboretumissansa arboretumeissaan arboretumeissansa elative arboretumistaan arboretumistansa arboretumeistaan arboretumeistansa illative arboretumiinsa arboretumeihinsa adessive arboretumillaan arboretumillansa arboretumeillaan arboretumeillansa ablative arboretumiltaan arboretumiltansa arboretumeiltaan arboretumeiltansa allative arboretumilleen arboretumillensa arboretumeilleen arboretumeillensa essive arboretuminaan arboretuminansa arboretumeinaan arboretumeinansa translative arboretumikseen arboretumiksensa arboretumeikseen arboretumeiksensa abessive arboretumittaan arboretumittansa arboretumeittaan arboretumeittansa instructive — — comitative — arboretumeineen arboretumeinensa

Further reading

• “arboretum”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʁ.bɔ.ʁe.tɔm/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

arboretum m (plural arboretums)

1. arboretum

Further reading

• “arboretum”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Etymology

From arbor (“tree”) +‎ -ētum (“grove or plantation”), with suffix extended via rebracketing. Cf. the primary arbustum (for *arbos-tum).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ar.boˈreː.tum/, [ärbɔˈreːt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ar.boˈre.tum/, [ärboˈrɛːt̪um]

Noun

arborētum n (genitive arborētī); second declension

1. (colloquial) arboretum, plantation of trees.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	arborētum	arborēta
Genitive	arborētī	arborētōrum
Dative	arborētō	arborētīs
Accusative	arborētum	arborēta
Ablative	arborētō	arborētīs
Vocative	arborētum	arborēta

Descendants

• Balkan Romance:
  • Aromanian: arburet, arburetu
  • Romanian: arboret
• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: albereta, alboreto, alboreta (archaic), albereto
• Western Romance:
  • Catalan: arboreda, arbreda
  • Galician: Alboreda
  • Portuguese: arvoredo
  • Spanish: arboledo, arboleda
• Borrowings:
  • → Catalan: arborètum
  • → German: Arboretum
  • → English: arboretum, arboret
  • → Italian: arboreto
  • → Polish: arboretum
  • → Portuguese: arboreto
  • → Spanish: arboreto

References

• “arboretum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• arboretum 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)
• arboretum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin arboretum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ar.bɔˈrɛ.tum/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛtum
• Syllabification: ar‧bo‧re‧tum

Noun

arboretum n

1. arboretum

   Synonym: dendrarium

Declension

Declension of arboretum

	singular	plural
nominative	arboretum	arboreta
genitive	arboretum	arboretów
dative	arboretum	arboretom
accusative	arboretum	arboreta
instrumental	arboretum	arboretami
locative	arboretum	arboretach
vocative	arboretum	arboreta

Further reading

• arboretum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• arboretum in Polish dictionaries at PWN