senticetum

Latin

Etymology

sentis (“thorn”) +‎ -ētum (“grove”), perhaps by analogy with fruticētum.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /sen.tiˈkeː.tum/, [s̠ɛn̪t̪ɪˈkeːt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sen.tiˈt͡ʃe.tum/, [sen̪t̪iˈt͡ʃɛːt̪um]

Noun

senticētum n (genitive senticētī); second declension

1. a thicket of briers

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	senticētum	senticēta
Genitive	senticētī	senticētōrum
Dative	senticētō	senticētīs
Accusative	senticētum	senticēta
Ablative	senticētō	senticētīs
Vocative	senticētum	senticēta

References

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