adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
arbustus
arbustus (feminine arbusta, neuter arbustum)
Classical[arˈbʊs.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[arˈbus.tus]
Meaning
- adjectiveset or planted with trees, wooded, forested
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | arbustus | arbusta | arbustum |
| genitive | arbustī | arbustae | arbustī |
| dative | arbustō | arbustae | arbustō |
| accusative | arbustum | arbustam | arbustum |
| ablative | arbustō | arbustā | arbustō |
| vocative | arbuste | arbusta | arbustum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | arbustī | arbustae | arbusta |
| genitive | arbustōrum | arbustārum | arbustōrum |
| dative | arbustīs | arbustīs | arbustīs |
| accusative | arbustōs | arbustās | arbusta |
| ablative | arbustīs | arbustīs | arbustīs |
| vocative | arbustī | arbustae | arbusta |
arbustus, a, um, adj. arbos, arbor.
I. Set or planted with trees: ager, * Cic. Rep. 5, 2:
locus, Col. 3, 13, 6; Plin. 10, 29, 41, § 77.—* II. Arbusta vitis for arbustiva, fastened to or trained upon a tree, Plin. 17, 23, 35, § 207.—* Comp.: arbustiores res, trop., firmer, surer, more settled circumstances (the figure drawn from vines, which are supported on trees more firmly than upon frames), Tert. adv. Marc. 2, 29.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
arbustus adj.
arbor, set with trees: ager.
Origins
From (Old Latin) arbōs (arbor) + -tus, with raising of /o/ to /u/.
In English words that came into English from arbustus
- arbustivearbustīvus