sertum

Latin

Etymology

From sertus, the past participle of serō (“I bind together”).

Noun

sertum n (genitive sertī); second declension

  1. wreath
    • (Can we date this quote by Luigi Miraglia and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?) Luigi Miraglia. Fabulae Syrae, P.92
      Eorum inter ramos etiamnunc incolae illius loci florum serta ponere solent
      Even now the locals tend to put up wreaths of flowers between their branches.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sertum serta
Genitive sertī sertōrum
Dative sertō sertīs
Accusative sertum serta
Ablative sertō sertīs
Vocative sertum serta

Verb

sertum

  1. accusative supine of serō

Participle

sertum

  1. inflection of sertus:
    1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
    2. accusative masculine singular

References
  • “sertum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • sertum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • sertum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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