senticetum

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /sen.tiˈkeː.tum/, [s̠ɛn̪t̪ɪˈkeːt̪ʊ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sen.tiˈt͡ʃe.tum/, [sen̪t̪iˈt͡ʃɛːt̪um]

Noun

senticētum n (genitive senticētī); second declension

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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