oletum

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /oˈleː.tum/, [ɔˈɫ̪eːt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /oˈle.tum/, [oˈlɛːt̪um]

Etymology 1

From olea (“olive”) +‎ -ētum (“grove”).

Noun

olētum n (genitive olētī); second declension

1. (pre-Classical) a place planted with olive trees; an olive yard

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	olētum	olēta
Genitive	olētī	olētōrum
Dative	olētō	olētīs
Accusative	olētum	olēta
Ablative	olētō	olētīs
Vocative	olētum	olēta

Synonyms

• (Classical) olīvētum

Etymology 2

From oleō (“I smell”).

Noun

olētum n (genitive olētī); second declension

1. excrement, filth, dirt

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	olētum	olēta
Genitive	olētī	olētōrum
Dative	olētō	olētīs
Accusative	olētum	olēta
Ablative	olētō	olētīs
Vocative	olētum	olēta

References

• “oletum 1”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “oletum 2”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• oletum 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)
• oletum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• oletum in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016