veteretum

Latin

Etymology

vetus (“old”) +‎ -ētum (“place”)

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /u̯e.teˈreː.tum/, [u̯ɛt̪ɛˈreːt̪ʊ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ve.teˈre.tum/, [vet̪eˈrɛːt̪um]

Noun

veterētum n (genitive veterētī); second declension

ground that has long lain fallow, old fallow ground

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	veterētum	veterēta
Genitive	veterētī	veterētōrum
Dative	veterētō	veterētīs
Accusative	veterētum	veterēta
Ablative	veterētō	veterētīs
Vocative	veterētum	veterēta

Synonyms

vervactum

References

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

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