LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

chlōroplastum

chlōroplastum n (genitive chlōroplastī)
Classical[kʰɫoː.rɔˈpɫas.tũː]Ecclesiastical[klo.roˈplas.tum]

Meaning

  1. chloroplast
    Chloroplastum parietale, pyrenoido globoso, granis amylosis vaginato.Parietal chloroplast, globose pyrenoid, sheathed with amylose grains.1973 March 31, Bohuslav Fott, “Protoderma daphnicola sp. nov. (Ulotrichales, Chlorophyceae), a New Epibiontic Alga Growing on Daphnia”, in British Phycological Journal, volume 8, number 1 (overall work in English and Latin), →DOI, page 39 of 39-41:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativechlōroplastumchlōroplasta
genitivechlōroplastīchlōroplastōrum
dativechlōroplastōchlōroplastīs
accusativechlōroplastumchlōroplasta
ablativechlōroplastōchlōroplastīs
vocativechlōroplastumchlōroplasta

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek χλωρός(khlōrós)
  2. Ancient Greek πλᾰστός(plăstós)
  3. Latinchlōroplastum

Latin chlōroplastum From Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “yellow-green”) + πλᾰστός (plăstós, “molded, formed”) + Latin -um.

Quick answers

What does chlōroplastum mean in Latin?
chlōroplastum, a noun, means “chloroplast”.
What is the genitive of chlōroplastum?
The genitive singular is chlōroplastī. chlōroplastum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce chlōroplastum?
In classical Latin, [kʰɫoː.rɔˈpɫas.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [klo.roˈplas.tum].
Where does chlōroplastum come from?
Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós) → Ancient Greek πλᾰστός (plăstós) → Latin chlōroplastum.