LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

falcastrum

falcastrum n (genitive falcastrī)
Classical[faɫˈkas.trũː]Ecclesiastical[falˈkas.trum]

Meaning

  1. neuterbramble-cutter, brush-hook
    brush hook on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefalcastrumfalcastra
genitivefalcastrīfalcastrōrum
dativefalcastrōfalcastrīs
accusativefalcastrumfalcastra
ablativefalcastrōfalcastrīs
vocativefalcastrumfalcastra

falcastrum, i, n. id.,
I. an agricultural instrument, a bush-hook: a similitudine falcis vocatum. Est autem ferramentum curvum cum manubrio longo ad densitatem veprium succidendam, Isid. Orig. 20, 14, 5.

Origins

From falc- (“scythe”) + -astrum.

Quick answers

What does falcastrum mean in Latin?
falcastrum, a noun, means “bramble-cutter, brush-hook”.
What is the genitive of falcastrum?
The genitive singular is falcastrī. falcastrum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce falcastrum?
In classical Latin, [faɫˈkas.trũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [falˈkas.trum].