castanetum

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

castanea (“chestnut [tree]”) +‎ -ētum (“grove or plantation”)

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /kas.taˈneː.tum/, [käs̠t̪äˈneːt̪ʊ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kas.taˈne.tum/, [käst̪äˈnɛːt̪um]

Noun

castanētum n (genitive castanētī); second declension

a grove or plantation of chestnut trees

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	castanētum	castanēta
Genitive	castanētī	castanētōrum
Dative	castanētō	castanētīs
Accusative	castanētum	castanēta
Ablative	castanētō	castanētīs
Vocative	castanētum	castanēta

Descendants

→ Albanian: Kashnjet
Galician: Castedo, Castido

References

“castănētum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
castănētum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 271/2.
“castanētum (-iētum)” on page 281/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

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