LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

fūstāneum

fūstāneum n (genitive fūstāneī)
Classical[fuːsˈtaː.ne.ũː]Ecclesiastical[fusˈtaː.ne.um]

Meaning

  1. A fabric ancestral to modern fustian.
  2. A dress or petticoat.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefūstāneumfūstānea
genitivefūstāneīfūstāneōrum
dativefūstāneōfūstāneīs
accusativefūstāneumfūstānea
ablativefūstāneōfūstāneīs
vocativefūstāneumfūstānea

Origins

An ellipsis of (pannus) fustāneus or (tela) fustānea, of uncertain origin; often taken to be from the name of the city الفُسْطَاط (al-fusṭāṭ) via an Arabic فُسْتَان (fustān, “dress”). However, the late attestation and formal variation of the Arabic word means that it is likely ultimately from Medieval Latin or one of its Romance descendants. Alternatively, some have derived this word from fūstis (“stick”) + -āneus (in reference to plant textiles), possibly as a calque of Ancient Greek ξύλινα λίνα (xúlina lína, literally “wooden flax”); for the semantics, compare German Baumwolle.

Descendants
  • Catalanfustanyfrom Old Catalan fustany
  • Frenchfutainefrom Old French fustaine
  • Occitanfutènefrom Old French fustaine
  • Englishfustianfrom Old French fustaine
  • Italianfustagno
  • Italianfrustagno
  • Spanishfustañofrom Old Spanish fustanyo
  • Portuguesefustãofrom Arabic فُسْتَان
  • Spanishfustánfrom Arabic فُسْتَان
  • Spanishfustalfrom Arabic فُسْتَان

In English words that came into English from fūstāneum

  • fustianfūstāneum

Quick answers

What does fūstāneum mean in Latin?
fūstāneum, a noun, means “A fabric ancestral to modern fustian.; A dress or petticoat.”.
What is the genitive of fūstāneum?
The genitive singular is fūstāneī. fūstāneum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce fūstāneum?
In classical Latin, [fuːsˈtaː.ne.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fusˈtaː.ne.um].