spartum

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σπάρτον (spárton, “rope, cable”).

Noun

spartum n (genitive spartī); second declension

esparto

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	spartum	sparta
Genitive	spartī	spartōrum
Dative	spartō	spartīs
Accusative	spartum	sparta
Ablative	spartō	spartīs
Vocative	spartum	sparta

Descendants

Italian: sparto
Catalan: espart
Galician: esparto
Spanish: esparto
- → English: esparto

References

“spartum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“spartum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
spartum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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