veteretum

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Latin

Etymology

vetus (old) +‎ -ētum (place)

Pronunciation

Noun

veterētum n (genitive veterētī); second declension

  1. ground that has long lain fallow, old fallow ground

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative veterētum veterēta
genitive veterētī veterētōrum
dative veterētō veterētīs
accusative veterētum veterēta
ablative veterētō veterētīs
vocative veterētum veterēta

Synonyms

References

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