noun · neutersecond declension
aesculētum1
aesculētum n (genitive aesculētī)
Classical[ae̯s.kʊˈɫeː.tũː]Ecclesiastical[es.kuˈlɛː.tum]
Meaning
- a forest of Italian oaks (Quercus frainetto)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | aesculētum | aesculēta |
| genitive | aesculētī | aesculētōrum |
| dative | aesculētō | aesculētīs |
| accusative | aesculētum | aesculēta |
| ablative | aesculētō | aesculētīs |
| vocative | aesculētum | aesculēta |
aescŭlētum (not esc-), i, n. aesculus,
I. a forest of winter or Italian oaks, and poet., in gen., an oak-forest, Hor. C. 1, 22, 14.—
II. Esp.: Aescŭlētum, i, n., a place in Rome, acc. to Varr. L. L. 5, § 152 Müll.; Plin. 16, 10, 15, § 37.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
aesculētum ī. n
aesculus, a forest of oaks, H.
Origins
From aesculus (“Italian oak”) + -ētum (“grove”).