myrtetum
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editmyrtetum (plural myrteta)
- A myrtle grove.
- 1971, Charlotte F. Otten, The Herbal Tradition in the Poetry of John Milton, page 118:
- While in today's English gardens the rhododendron is more frequently found than the myrtle, The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew already at the time of the herbalist William Turner (c. 1510-1568) included a myrtetum […]
Latin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editmyrtus (“myrtle”) + -etum (“grove”)
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /myrˈteː.tum/, [mʏrˈt̪eːt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /mirˈte.tum/, [mirˈt̪ɛːt̪um]
Noun
editmyrtētum n (genitive myrtētī); second declension
Declension
editSecond-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | myrtētum | myrtēta |
Genitive | myrtētī | myrtētōrum |
Dative | myrtētō | myrtētīs |
Accusative | myrtētum | myrtēta |
Ablative | myrtētō | myrtētīs |
Vocative | myrtētum | myrtēta |
References
edit- “myrtetum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- myrtetum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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