LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

laurētum1

laurētum n (genitive laurētī)
Classical[ɫau̯ˈreː.tũː]Ecclesiastical[lau̯ˈrɛː.tum]

Meaning

  1. a laurel grove

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelaurētumlaurēta
lōrēta
genitivelaurētī
lōrētī
laurētōrum
lōrētōrum
dativelaurētō
lōrētō
laurētīs
lōrētīs
accusativelaurētumlaurēta
lōrēta
ablativelaurētō
lōrētō
laurētīs
lōrētīs
vocativelaurētumlaurēta
lōrēta

Laurētum (Lōrētum), i, n. laurus,
I. a laurel-grove: tale, Suet. Galb. 1.—
B. Esp., Lauretum or Laurel-grove, a place on the Aventine Hill, Varr. L. L. 5, § 152 Müll.—Form Loretum, Plin. 15, 30, 40, § 138.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin -tum Latin -ētum Latin laurētum From laurus (“laurel tree”) + -ētum (“grove”).

Descendants
  • CatalanLLoret
  • ItalianLoreto
  • SpanishLoretofrom Italian Loreto
  • EnglishLoretofrom Italian Loreto
  • GalicianLouredo
  • GalicianLourido
  • CebuanoLoretofrom Italian Loreto
  • TagalogLoretofrom Italian Loreto
proper noun · neutersecond declension
Laurētum2
Laurētum n sg (genitive Laurētī)
Classical[ɫau̯ˈreː.tũː]Ecclesiastical[lau̯ˈrɛː.tum]

Meaning

  1. Lauretum, a place on the Aventine Hill

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeLaurētum—
genitiveLaurētī
Lōrētī
—
dativeLaurētō
Lōrētō
—
accusativeLaurētum—
ablativeLaurētō
Lōrētō
—
vocativeLaurētum—

Origins

From laurētum (“laurel grove”), from laurus (“laurel tree”) + -ētum (“grove”).

Quick answers

What does laurētum mean in Latin?
laurētum, a noun, means “a laurel grove”.
What is the genitive of laurētum?
The genitive singular is laurētī. laurētum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce laurētum?
In classical Latin, [ɫau̯ˈreː.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [lau̯ˈrɛː.tum].