bastum
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From *bastare (“to carry”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbas.tum/, [ˈbäs̠t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈbas.tum/, [ˈbäst̪um]
Noun edit
bastum n (genitive bastī); second declension
- A stick
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bastum | basta |
| Genitive | bastī | bastōrum |
| Dative | bastō | bastīs |
| Accusative | bastum | basta |
| Ablative | bastō | bastīs |
| Vocative | bastum | basta |
Descendants edit
- ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *bastō, *bastōnem (see there for further descendants)
References edit
- bastum 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)
- bastum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.