From vireō (“to be green, verdant”) + -tum (suffix forming nouns for stands of vegetation). The -c- would be inserted by analogy to forms like frutectum (“thicket, bush”), cārectum (“reed bed”) that are derived from noun stems ending in /k/.
virectum n (genitive virectī); second declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
singular | plural | |
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nominative | virectum | virecta |
genitive | virectī | virectōrum |
dative | virectō | virectīs |
accusative | virectum | virecta |
ablative | virectō | virectīs |
vocative | virectum | virecta |