LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

haustrum

haustrum n (genitive haustrī)
Classical[ˈhau̯s.trũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈau̯s.trum]

Meaning

  1. neuterA tool for drawing water; scoop, bucket.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehaustrumhaustra
genitivehaustrīhaustrōrum
dativehaustrōhaustrīs
accusativehaustrumhaustra
ablativehaustrōhaustrīs
vocativehaustrumhaustra

haustrum (also austrum), i, n. id.,
I. a machine for drawing water, Lucr. 5, 516; cf. Non. 13, 5.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
  2. Latinhaustrum

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-ye-tider. Proto-Italic *auziō Latin hauriō Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Italic *-trom Latin -trum Latin haustrum From hauriō (“draw, drain”) + -trum.

In English words that came into English from haustrum

  • haustrumhaustrum

Quick answers

What does haustrum mean in Latin?
haustrum, a noun, means “A tool for drawing water; scoop, bucket.”.
What is the genitive of haustrum?
The genitive singular is haustrī. haustrum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce haustrum?
In classical Latin, [ˈhau̯s.trũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈau̯s.trum].
Where does haustrum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- → Latin haustrum.