veteretum

Latin

Etymology

vetus (“old”) +‎ -ētum (“place”)

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /we.teˈreː.tum/, [wɛ.tɛˈreː.tũ]

Noun

veterētum n (genitive veterētī); second declension

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

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative veterētum veterēta
Genitive veterētī veterētōrum
Dative veterētō veterētīs
Accusative veterētum veterēta
Ablative veterētō veterētīs
Vocative veterētum veterēta

Synonyms
  • vervactum

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
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