LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

rutrum

rutrum n (genitive rutrī)
Classical[ˈrʊ.trũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈruː.trum]

Meaning

  1. neutera shovel

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerutrumrutra
genitiverutrīrutrōrum
dativerutrōrutrīs
accusativerutrumrutra
ablativerutrōrutrīs
vocativerutrumrutra

rūtrum, i, n. ruo, cf. Varr. L. L. 5, § 134 Müll..
I. An implement for digging, a spade, shovel, Cato, R. R. 10, 3; 11, 4; Varr. and Pompon. ap. Non. 18, 22 sq.; Liv. 28, 45; Ov. F. 4, 843.—
II. For mixing mortar, a trowel, Cato, R. R. 128; Vitr. 7, 3; Plin. 36, 23, 55, § 177; Pall. 1, 15.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Italic *-trom Latin -trum Latin rutrum From ru(ō) (“to dig”) + -trum. Root cognate with Czech rýč, Polish rydel, Belarusian рыдлёўка (rydljówka).

Descendants
  • Italianrutro
  • Italianratra
  • Portugueserodo
  • Galicianrodo

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesRutrumRutrum dim. RUTELLUM, a kind of hoe, probably of iron (and so in one reading of Cato, Cat. Agr. 11, inter ferramenta), which had the handle fixed perp…

Quick answers

What does rutrum mean in Latin?
rutrum, a noun, means “a shovel”.
What is the genitive of rutrum?
The genitive singular is rutrī. rutrum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce rutrum?
In classical Latin, [ˈrʊ.trũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈruː.trum].