populetum
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin populetum.
Noun
populetum
- A wood or plantation of poplar trees.
- 2004, Populus Nigra Network: Report of the Seventh (25-27 October 2001, Osijek, Croatia) and Eighth (22-24 May 2003, Treppeln, Germany) Meetings:
- A populetum, established in February 2003, represents a milestone in the overall activities on poplar conservation carried out by SIA-DGA. The populetum includes 620 clones belonging to different species and hybrids, with an objective of medium-term conservation.
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Latin
Etymology
pōpulus (“poplar”) + -ētum (“grove”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /poː.puˈleː.tum/, [poːpʊˈɫ̪eːt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /po.puˈle.tum/, [popuˈlɛːt̪um]
Noun
pōpulētum n (genitive pōpulētī); second declension
- a poplar grove
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pōpulētum | pōpulēta |
| Genitive | pōpulētī | pōpulētōrum |
| Dative | pōpulētō | pōpulētīs |
| Accusative | pōpulētum | pōpulēta |
| Ablative | pōpulētō | pōpulētīs |
| Vocative | pōpulētum | pōpulēta |
References
- “populetum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- populetum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- populetum in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016