Latin

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Etymology

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From frāxinus (ash tree) +‎ -ētum (grove). Attested from at least the early eighth century, per the quote below.

Noun

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frāxinētum n (genitive frāxinētī); second declension (Early Medieval Latin)

  1. ash grove
    • 724 CE, Diploma of Theuderic IV of France:
      [] indeque ad montem Cuoberg, per fraxinetum, ad locum qui vocatur Oschowa [][1]
      [] and from there to Mount Cuoberg, through the ash grove, to the place called Oschowa []

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative frāxinētum frāxinēta
Genitive frāxinētī frāxinētōrum
Dative frāxinētō frāxinētīs
Accusative frāxinētum frāxinēta
Ablative frāxinētō frāxinētīs
Vocative frāxinētum frāxinēta

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Migne, Jacques-Paul. 1850. Patrologiae cursus completus: Series latina. Vol. 88. Page 1139.