plaustrum
Latin
Alternative forms
- plōstrum
Etymology
Uncertain; possibly from Latin plautus~plōtus (“flat, broad”), thus "flatwagon", or Latin plaudere~plōdere (“clap, clatter”), thus "clatterer", both from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- and containing *-trom (“tool-suffix”). V. Bertoldi considers it a substrate word of various forms, among which ploxenum (“wagon-box”). C.f also Latin plaumorātum (plauromātum?) (“a type of plough”) and Proto-Germanic *plōgaz (“plough”) of likewise uncertain etymology.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈplau̯s.trum/, [ˈpɫ̪äu̯s̠t̪rʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈplau̯s.trum/, [ˈpläu̯st̪rum]
Noun
plaustrum n (genitive plaustrī); second declension
- (vehicles) an open wagon or cart for hauling loads.
- Synonyms: vehiculum, carrus, iūmentum
- the Big Dipper, Charles' Wain, the Plough.
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | plaustrum | plaustra |
| Genitive | plaustrī | plaustrōrum |
| Dative | plaustrō | plaustrīs |
| Accusative | plaustrum | plaustra |
| Ablative | plaustrō | plaustrīs |
| Vocative | plaustrum | plaustra |
Derived terms
- plōstellum
- plōstrārius, plōstrālius
- plaustrilūcus (to meaning 2.)
References
- Walde, Alois; Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954), “plaustrum”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2, 3rd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 320
Further reading
- “plaustrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “plaustrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- plaustrum 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)
- plaustrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “plaustrum”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “plaustrum”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin