LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

oleaster

oleaster m (genitive oleastrī)
Classical[ɔ.ɫeˈas.tɛr]Ecclesiastical[o.leˈas.ter]

Meaning

  1. masculinewild olive tree

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeoleasteroleastrī
genitiveoleastrīoleastrōrum
dativeoleastrōoleastrīs
accusativeoleastrumoleastrōs
ablativeoleastrōoleastrīs
vocativeoleasteroleastrī

ŏlĕaster, stri, m. olea,
I. the wild olivetree, oleaster: oleaster, ἀγριελαία, Gloss. Philox.; Verg. G. 2, 182; 314; Ov. M. 14, 525; Plin. 17, 18, 30, § 129; 16, 44, 89, § 240; 15, 4, 5, § 19; Vulg. Rom. 11, 17 and 24.

Origins

From ole(a) (“olive tree”) + -aster.

Elsewhere
  • Italianolivastro
  • Italianulivastro
  • Sardinianogiastru
  • Englisholeaster
  • Italianoleastro
  • Romanianoleastru
  • Spanisholeastro
  • Albanianullastërfrom Italian olivastro
  • Albanianullashtërfrom Italian olivastro
  • Sicilianagghiastru
Old Occitan
  • Catalanullastre

Quick answers

What does oleaster mean in Latin?
oleaster, a noun, means “wild olive tree”.
What is the genitive of oleaster?
The genitive singular is oleastrī. oleaster is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce oleaster?
In classical Latin, [ɔ.ɫeˈas.tɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [o.leˈas.ter].