LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

pīnētum

pīnētum n (genitive pīnētī)
Classical[piːˈneː.tũː]Ecclesiastical[piˈnɛː.tum]

Meaning

  1. a pine wood, pine grove

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepīnētumpīnēta
genitivepīnētīpīnētōrum
dativepīnētōpīnētīs
accusativepīnētumpīnēta
ablativepīnētōpīnētīs
vocativepīnētumpīnēta

pīnētum, i, n. pinus,
I. a pine-wood, pine-grove: cinctaque pinetis nemoris juga Nonacrini, Ov. F. 2, 275; 4, 273; Plin. 27, 8, 43, § 66.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*poi-?
  2. Proto-Italic*pīnos
  3. Latinpīnētum

Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin -tum Latin -ētum Latin pīnētum From pīnus (“pine”) + -ētum (“grove”).

Descendants
  • Italianpineta
  • Occitanpineda
  • Frenchpinèdefrom Occitan pineda
  • Englishpinetum
  • Sicilianpinita

In English words that came into English from pīnētum

  • pinetumpīnētum

Quick answers

What does pīnētum mean in Latin?
pīnētum, a noun, means “a pine wood, pine grove”.
What is the genitive of pīnētum?
The genitive singular is pīnētī. pīnētum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce pīnētum?
In classical Latin, [piːˈneː.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [piˈnɛː.tum].
Where does pīnētum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *poi-? → Proto-Italic *pīnos → Latin pīnētum.