falcastrum
Latin
Etymology
From falc- (“scythe”) + -astrum.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /falˈkas.trum/, [fäɫ̪ˈkäs̠t̪rʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /falˈkas.trum/, [fälˈkäst̪rum]
Noun
falcastrum n (genitive falcastrī); second declension
- (horticulture) bramble-cutter, brush-hook
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Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | falcastrum | falcastra |
| Genitive | falcastrī | falcastrōrum |
| Dative | falcastrō | falcastrīs |
| Accusative | falcastrum | falcastra |
| Ablative | falcastrō | falcastrīs |
| Vocative | falcastrum | falcastra |
References
- “falcastrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- falcastrum 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)
- falcastrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- falcastrum in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016