oletum
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /oˈleː.tum/, [ɔˈɫ̪eːt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /oˈle.tum/, [oˈlɛːt̪um]
Etymology 1
From olea (“olive”) + -ētum (“grove”).
Noun
olētum n (genitive olētī); second declension
- (pre-Classical) a place planted with olive trees; an olive yard
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | olētum | olēta |
| Genitive | olētī | olētōrum |
| Dative | olētō | olētīs |
| Accusative | olētum | olēta |
| Ablative | olētō | olētīs |
| Vocative | olētum | olēta |
Synonyms
- (Classical) olīvētum
Etymology 2
From oleō (“I smell”).
Noun
olētum n (genitive olētī); second declension
- (poetic) excrement, filth, dirt
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | olētum | olēta |
| Genitive | olētī | olētōrum |
| Dative | olētō | olētīs |
| Accusative | olētum | olēta |
| Ablative | olētō | olētīs |
| Vocative | olētum | olēta |
References
- “oletum 1”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “oletum 2”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- oletum 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)
- oletum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- oletum in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016