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Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Probably a form of -tus (adjective-forming suffix) used as a neuter substantive representing location. This may have originated from a reanalysis of ante-classical olētum (“olive yard”) from ole(a) (“olive tree”) + -tum to ol(ea) + -ē̆tum. Compare to other neuter suffixes that could form nouns representing locations, such as -ārium n, -īle n, -tōrium n (vs. masculine -ārius,-īlis, -tōrius).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ētum n (genitive -ētī); second declension
- (applied to noun stems)
- place of
- (of vegetation) A plantation or grove
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Derived terms
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