alicastrum

Latin

Etymology

From alic(a) (“wheat”) +‎ -astrum.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /a.liˈkas.trum/, [a.lɪˈkas.trũ]

Noun

alicastrum n (genitive alicastrī); second declension

early-ripening variety of emmer (“wheat”).
summer spelt.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	alicastrum	alicastra
Genitive	alicastrī	alicastrōrum
Dative	alicastrō	alicastrīs
Accusative	alicastrum	alicastra
Ablative	alicastrō	alicastrīs
Vocative	alicastrum	alicastra

References

alicastrum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
alicastrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.