lumectum

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Latin

Etymology

From lūma (“thorn”) +‎ -tum. The -ec- appears to be by analogy to forms like frutectum (“thicket, bush”), cārectum (“reed bed”).

Pronunciation

Noun

lūmectum n (genitive lūmectī); second declension

  1. a thicket of thorns

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative lūmectum lūmecta
genitive lūmectī lūmectōrum
dative lūmectō lūmectīs
accusative lūmectum lūmecta
ablative lūmectō lūmectīs
vocative lūmectum lūmecta

References

  • “lumectum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • lumectum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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