LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

olīvētum

olīvētum n (genitive olīvētī)
Classical[ɔ.liːˈweː.tũː]Ecclesiastical[o.liˈvɛː.tum]
olīvēta pl. nom.; pl. acc.; pl. voc.

Meaning

  1. olive grove

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeolīvētumolīvēta
genitiveolīvētīolīvētōrum
dativeolīvētōolīvētīs
accusativeolīvētumolīvēta
ablativeolīvētōolīvētīs
vocativeolīvētumolīvēta

ŏlīvētum, i, n. id.,
I. a place planted with olive-trees, an olive-grove (class.): quo pluris sint nostra oliveta, Cic. Rep. 3, 9, 16: vineta, segetes, oliveta, id. N. D. 3, 36, 86; Varr. R. R. 1, 22, 3; Col. 3, 11, 3; 5, 9, 1 sq.: veteris proverbii meminisse convenit, eum qui aret olivetum, rogare fructum; qui stercoret, exorare; qui caedat, cogere, id. 5, 9, 15: facere, to plant, Calp. Fragm. 6, 16: vineta et oliveta, Vulg. Deut. 6, 11.—Hence, Mons Oliveti, the mountain of Olivet, or of the olive-grove, east of Jerusalem (= mons Olivarum, v. oliva), Vulg. Matt. 21, 1; 26, 30; id. Act. 1, 12.

Origins

  1. Etruscan *𐌄𐌋𐌄𐌉𐌅𐌀(*eleiva)bor.?
  2. Latinolīvētum

Latin -ētum Latin olīvētum From olīva (“olive”) + -ētum (“grove”).

Descendants
  • Italianoliveto
  • Portugueseolivedo
  • GalicianO Ivedo

Quick answers

What does olīvētum mean in Latin?
olīvētum, a noun, means “olive grove”.
What is the genitive of olīvētum?
The genitive singular is olīvētī. olīvētum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce olīvētum?
In classical Latin, [ɔ.liːˈweː.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [o.liˈvɛː.tum].
Where does olīvētum come from?
Etruscan *𐌄𐌋𐌄𐌉𐌅𐌀 (*eleiva)bor.? → Latin olīvētum.