erctum
Latin
Alternative forms
- herctum
Etymology
Perhaps the supine of *ercō; see ercīscō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈerk.tum/, [ˈɛrkt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈerk.tum/, [ˈɛrkt̪um]
Noun
erctum n (genitive erctī); second declension
- an inheritance, patrimony
- erctum ciēre ― to divide an inheritance
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | erctum | ercta |
| Genitive | erctī | erctōrum |
| Dative | erctō | erctīs |
| Accusative | erctum | ercta |
| Ablative | erctō | erctīs |
| Vocative | erctum | ercta |
References
- erctum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- erctum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers