populetum
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin populetum.
Noun edit
populetum
- A wood or plantation of poplar trees.
- 2004, Populus Nigra Network: Report of the Seventh (25-27 October 2001, Osijek, Croatia) and Eighth (22-24 May 2003, Treppeln, Germany) Meetings:
- A populetum, established in February 2003, represents a milestone in the overall activities on poplar conservation carried out by SIA-DGA. The populetum includes 620 clones belonging to different species and hybrids, with an objective of medium-term conservation.
Latin edit
Etymology edit
pōpulus (“poplar”) + -ētum (“grove”)
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /poː.puˈleː.tum/, [poːpʊˈɫ̪eːt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /po.puˈle.tum/, [popuˈlɛːt̪um]
Noun edit
pōpulētum n (genitive pōpulētī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pōpulētum | pōpulēta |
| Genitive | pōpulētī | pōpulētōrum |
| Dative | pōpulētō | pōpulētīs |
| Accusative | pōpulētum | pōpulēta |
| Ablative | pōpulētō | pōpulētīs |
| Vocative | pōpulētum | pōpulēta |
References edit
- “populetum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- populetum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- populetum in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016