lumectum

Latin

Etymology

From lūma (“thorn”) +‎ -tum. The -ec- appears to be by analogy to forms like frutectum (“thicket, bush”), cārectum (“reed bed”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /luːˈmek.tum/, [ɫ̪uːˈmɛkt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /luˈmek.tum/, [luˈmɛkt̪um]

Noun

lūmectum n (genitive lūmectī); second declension

1. a thicket of thorns

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lūmectum	lūmecta
Genitive	lūmectī	lūmectōrum
Dative	lūmectō	lūmectīs
Accusative	lūmectum	lūmecta
Ablative	lūmectō	lūmectīs
Vocative	lūmectum	lūmecta

References

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