senticetum

Latin

Etymology

sentis (“thorn”) +‎ -ētum (“grove”), perhaps by analogy with fruticētum.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /sen.tiˈkeː.tum/, [s̠ɛn̪t̪ɪˈkeːt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sen.tiˈt͡ʃe.tum/, [sen̪t̪iˈt͡ʃɛːt̪um]

Noun

senticētum n (genitive senticētī); second declension

  1. a thicket of briers

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative senticētum senticēta
Genitive senticētī senticētōrum
Dative senticētō senticētīs
Accusative senticētum senticēta
Ablative senticētō senticētīs
Vocative senticētum senticēta

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