LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

emplastrum

emplastrum n (genitive emplastrī)
Classical[ɛmˈpɫas.trũː]Ecclesiastical[emˈplas.trum]

Meaning

  1. neuterplaster, bandage
  2. neuterpiece of bark used in budding, scutcheon, shield

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeemplastrumemplastra
genitiveemplastrīemplastrōrum
dativeemplastrōemplastrīs
accusativeemplastrumemplastra
ablativeemplastrōemplastrīs
vocativeemplastrumemplastra

emplastrum, i, n. (or emplastra, ae, f., Gell. 16, 7 fin.), = ἔμπλαστρον.
I. In medic. lang., a plaster.
A. Prop., Cels. 5, 17; 19; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Plin. 21, 4, 10, § 15; 34, 10, 22, § 103 et saep.—*
B. Trop.: quid est jusjurandum? Emplastrum aeris alieni, Laber. ap. Gell. 16, 7 fin. —
II. In horticult. lang., the band of bark which surrounds the eye in ingrafting, the scutcheon, Col. 5, 11, 10; id. Arb. 26, 9 sq.; Plin. 17, 16, 26, § 121; Pall. Febr. 17, 1 al.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔμπλαστρον (émplastron, “daub; salve”) which was introduced by Pedanius Dioscorides instead of older (Hippocrates) ἔμπλαστον (émplaston), substantivisation of ἔμπλαστος (émplastos, “daubed on”), from ἐμπλάσσω (emplássō, “daub on”), from ἐν- (en-, “on”) + πλάσσω (plássō, “to mold, form”), of uncertain etymology. Related to Latin plastēs and plasticus.

Descendants
  • Englishemplasterfrom Old French emplastre
  • Frenchemplâtrefrom Old French emplastre
  • Italianimpiastro
  • Frenchplâtrefrom Vulgar Latin *plastrum
  • Occitanplastrefrom Vulgar Latin *plastrum
  • Normanempliâtrefrom Old French emplastre
  • Aragoneseplastefrom Vulgar Latin *plastrum
  • Franco-Provençalplâtrofrom Vulgar Latin *plastrum
  • Medieval Latinplastrumfrom Vulgar Latin *plastrum
  • Proto-West Germanic*plastrfrom Vulgar Latin *plastrum

In English words that came into English from emplastrum

  • plasterplastrum

Quick answers

What does emplastrum mean in Latin?
emplastrum, a noun, means “plaster, bandage; piece of bark used in budding, scutcheon, shield”.
What is the genitive of emplastrum?
The genitive singular is emplastrī. emplastrum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce emplastrum?
In classical Latin, [ɛmˈpɫas.trũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [emˈplas.trum].