vepretum
Latin
Etymology
veprēs (“bramble, thorn-bush”) + -ētum (“grove”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /u̯eˈpreː.tum/, [u̯ɛˈpreːt̪ʊ̃ˑ] or IPA(key): /u̯epˈreː.tum/, [u̯ɛpˈreːt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /veˈpre.tum/, [veˈprɛːt̪um] or IPA(key): /vepˈre.tum/, [vepˈrɛːt̪um]
Noun
veprētum n (genitive veprētī); second declension
- a thicket of brambles, a hedge of brambles
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | veprētum | veprēta |
| Genitive | veprētī | veprētōrum |
| Dative | veprētō | veprētīs |
| Accusative | veprētum | veprēta |
| Ablative | veprētō | veprētīs |
| Vocative | veprētum | veprēta |
References
- “vepretum”, in Charlton T[homas] Lewis; Charles [Lancaster] Short (1879) […] A New Latin Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, Ill.: American Book Company; Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- vepretum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette