oletum

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /oˈleː.tum/, [ɔˈɫ̪eːt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /oˈle.tum/, [oˈlɛːt̪um]

Etymology 1

From olea (olive) + -ētum (grove).

Noun

olētum n (genitive olētī); second declension

  1. (pre-Classical) a place planted with olive trees; an olive yard
Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative olētum olēta
Genitive olētī olētōrum
Dative olētō olētīs
Accusative olētum olēta
Ablative olētō olētīs
Vocative olētum olēta
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From oleō (I smell).

Noun

olētum n (genitive olētī); second declension

  1. (poetic) excrement, filth, dirt
Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative olētum olēta
Genitive olētī olētōrum
Dative olētō olētīs
Accusative olētum olēta
Ablative olētō olētīs
Vocative olētum olēta

References

  • oletum 1”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • oletum 2”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • oletum 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)
  • oletum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • oletum in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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