plastrum

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English

Noun

plastrum

  1. Alternative form of plastron

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French plastre, from Vulgar Latin *plastrum, clipping of Latin emplastrum. Attested from the thirteenth century.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

plastrum n (genitive plastrī); second declension (Medieval Latin, medicine)

  1. plaster, bandage

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative plastrum plastra
Genitive plastrī plastrōrum
Dative plastrō plastrīs
Accusative plastrum plastra
Ablative plastrō plastrīs
Vocative plastrum plastra

Descendants

  • Hungarian: flastrom

References

  1. ^ R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “plastrum”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources, London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC