LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculine

plastrum1

*plastrum m

Meaning

  1. Proto Gallo Romancemasculinereconstructionplaster

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative/ˈplastros//ˈplastro/

Origins

Clipping of emplastrum, with [em] presumably identified with the prefix im-.

Descendants
  • Frenchplâtrefrom Old French plastre
  • Occitanplastrefrom Old Occitan plastre
  • Aragoneseplaste
  • Franco-Provençalplâtrofrom Franco-Provençal plaustro
  • Medieval Latinplastrumfrom Old French plastre
  • Proto-West Germanic*plastr

In English words that came into English from plastrum

  • plasterplastrum
noun · neutersecond declension
plastrum2
plastrum n (genitive plastrī)
Classical[ˈpɫas.trũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈplas.trum]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinneuterplaster, bandage

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeplastrumplastra
genitiveplastrīplastrōrum
dativeplastrōplastrīs
accusativeplastrumplastra
ablativeplastrōplastrīs
vocativeplastrumplastra

Origins

Borrowed from Old French plastre, from Vulgar Latin *plastrum, clipping of Latin emplastrum. Attested from the thirteenth century.

Descendants
  • Hungarianflastrom
  • Old Englishplaster

Quick answers

What does plastrum mean in Latin?
plastrum, a noun, means “plaster”.