noun · neutersecond declension
morētum
morētum n (genitive morētī)
Meaning
- A country dish composed of fresh cheese, garlic, rue, herbs, vinegar and oil, which is similar to a cheese spread; sometimes translated as a salad.
‘nōn pudet herbōsum’ dīxī ‘posuisse morētum
‘‘Is it not shameful,’’ I said, ‘‘to have placed a rustic dish full of herbs on the mistress's tables, or is there some reason behind it?’’ (Ovid writes in poetic dialogue with the muse Erato, inquiring about the customs of the ancient Roman festival Megalesia, which honored Cybele, the mother goddess or Magna Mater during April.)8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 4.367–368 - ‘‘Morētum’’ is the title of an ancient poem, ascribed to Virgil.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | morētum | morēta |
| genitive | morētī | morētōrum |
| dative | morētō | morētīs |
| accusative | morētum | morēta |
| ablative | morētō | morētīs |
| vocative | morētum | morēta |
mŏrētum, i, n. from same root with mordeo, q. v..
I. A country dish composed of garlic, rue, vinegar, oil, etc., Ov. F. 4, 367.—
II. Mŏrētum, i, n., the title of a small poem ascribed to Virgil; v. Heyne and Sillig in Verg. Carm. vol. iv. p. 301 sq. Wagner (acc. to Stander in Zeitschr. für Alt. Wissensch. 1853, part 4, p. 289 sq., a transl. of the Μυττωτός of Virgil's Greek teacher Parthenius).
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
morētum ī, n
a rustic dish made of garlic, rue, vinegar, oil, etc., O.