Latin edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek σπάρτον (spárton, rope, cable).

Noun edit

spartum n (genitive spartī); second declension

  1. esparto

Declension edit

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative spartum sparta
Genitive spartī spartōrum
Dative spartō spartīs
Accusative spartum sparta
Ablative spartō spartīs
Vocative spartum sparta

Descendants edit

  • Italian: sparto
  • Catalan: espart
  • Galician: esparto
  • Spanish: esparto

References edit

  • spartum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • spartum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • spartum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.