noun · neutersecond declension
frāxinētum
frāxinētum n (genitive frāxinētī)
Meaning
- EarlyMedieval Latinash grove
[…] indeque ad montem Cuoberg, per fraxinetum, ad locum qui vocatur Oschowa […]
[…] and from there to Mount Cuoberg, through the ash grove, to the place called Oschowa […]724 CE, Diploma of Theuderic IV of France:
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | frāxinētum | frāxinēta |
| genitive | frāxinētī | frāxinētōrum |
| dative | frāxinētō | frāxinētīs |
| accusative | frāxinētum | frāxinēta |
| ablative | frāxinētō | frāxinētīs |
| vocative | frāxinētum | frāxinēta |
Origins
From frāxinus (“ash tree”) + -ētum (“grove”). Attested from at least the early eighth century, per the quote below.
Southern Gallo-Romance
- CatalanFreixenet
- CatalanFreixneda
- Occitanfreissineda
- Occitanfraissinet
- OccitanFreinet
- Gasconfreishedafrom Occitan freissineda
- Gasconhreishedafrom Occitan freissineda
Italo-Romance
- Italianfrassineto
- ItalianFrassineta
Balkano-Romance
- Romanianfrăsinet
- Aromanianfrãpsinet
Northern Gallo-Romance
- Frenchfrênaiefrom Old French fresnoi
- Franco-Provençalfrënê
Ibero-Romance
- Spanishfresneda
- AsturianFresnéu
- Galicianfreixedofrom Old Galician-Portuguese *freyxẽedo
- GalicianFreixidofrom Old Galician-Portuguese *freyxẽedo