arboretum

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See also: Arboretum and arborétum

English

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An arboretum

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin arborētum (place with trees growing, plantation of trees), from arbor (tree).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑː(ɹ)bəˈɹiːtəm/

Noun

arboretum (plural arboretums or arboreta)

  1. A place where many varieties of tree are grown for research, educational, and ornamental purposes.
    Coordinate term: floretum

Translations

See also

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

arboretum n

  1. arboretum

Declension

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin arborētum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑrbore(ː)t(ː)um/,
  • Rhymes: -etum
  • Hyphenation(key): ar‧bo‧re‧tum

Noun

arboretum

  1. arboretum
    Synonym: puulajipuisto
    • 2021 December 4, “Yhteinen taival”, in Helsingin Sanomat:
      Oikeastaan se ei ole vain puutarha vaan pikemminkin arboretum.
      In truth, it's not just a garden but rather an arboretum.

Declension

Inflection of arboretum (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative arboretum arboretumit
genitive arboretumin arboretumien
partitive arboretumia arboretumeja
illative arboretumiin arboretumeihin
singular plural
nominative arboretum arboretumit
accusative nom. arboretum arboretumit
gen. arboretumin
genitive arboretumin arboretumien
partitive arboretumia arboretumeja
inessive arboretumissa arboretumeissa
elative arboretumista arboretumeista
illative arboretumiin arboretumeihin
adessive arboretumilla arboretumeilla
ablative arboretumilta arboretumeilta
allative arboretumille arboretumeille
essive arboretumina arboretumeina
translative arboretumiksi arboretumeiksi
abessive arboretumitta arboretumeitta
instructive arboretumein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of arboretum (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

Further reading

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aʁ.bɔ.ʁe.tɔm/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

arboretum m (plural arboretums)

  1. arboretum

Further reading

Latin

Etymology

From arbor (tree) +‎ -ētum (grove or plantation), with suffix extended via rebracketing. Cf. the primary arbustum (for *arbos-tum).

Pronunciation

Noun

arborētum n (genitive arborētī); second declension

  1. (colloquial) arboretum, plantation of trees.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative arborētum arborēta
genitive arborētī arborētōrum
dative arborētō arborētīs
accusative arborētum arborēta
ablative arborētō arborētīs
vocative arborētum arborēta

Descendants

References

Polish

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin arboretum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ar.bɔˈrɛ.tum/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛtum
  • Syllabification: ar‧bo‧re‧tum

Noun

arboretum n

  1. arboretum
    Synonym: dendrarium

Declension

Further reading

  • arboretum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • arboretum in Polish dictionaries at PWN