Lauretum

See also: lauretum

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From laurētum (“laurel grove”), from laurus (“laurel tree”) +‎ -ētum (“grove”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /lau̯ˈreː.tum/, [ɫ̪äu̯ˈreːt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /lau̯ˈre.tum/, [läu̯ˈrɛːt̪um]

Proper noun

Laurētum n sg (genitive Laurētī); second declension

  1. Lauretum, a place on the Aventine Hill

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Laurētum
Genitive Laurētī
Dative Laurētō
Accusative Laurētum
Ablative Laurētō
Vocative Laurētum

Derived terms
  • Laurētānus portus

References
  • “Lauretum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Lauretum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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