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noun · neutersecond declension

salicastrum

salicastrum n (genitive salicastrī)
Classical[sa.lɪˈkas.trũː]Ecclesiastical[sa.liˈkas.trum]

Meaning

  1. neutera kind of wild vine found in willow-thickets

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesalicastrumsalicastra
genitivesalicastrīsalicastrōrum
dativesalicastrōsalicastrīs
accusativesalicastrumsalicastra
ablativesalicastrōsalicastrīs
vocativesalicastrumsalicastra

sălĭcastrum, i, n. salictum,
I. a kind of wild vine found in willow-thickets, Plin. 23, 1, 15, § 20.

Origins

From salic- (“willow”) + -astrum.

Descendants
  • Portuguesesargaçofrom Mozarabic *šaugaçro
  • Catalansargàsfrom Mozarabic *šaugaçro
  • Englishsargassofrom Mozarabic *šaugaçro
  • Italiansargassofrom Mozarabic *šaugaçro
  • Spanishsargazofrom Mozarabic *šaugaçro
  • Galicianchougazofrom Mozarabic *šaugaçro
  • Galiciansargazofrom Mozarabic *šaugaçro
  • Galicianzargazofrom Mozarabic *šaugaçro
  • TranslingualSargassumfrom Mozarabic *šaugaçro
  • Irishsileastarfrom Classical Gaelic soilestar

In English words that came into English from salicastrum

  • sargassosalicastrum

Quick answers

What does salicastrum mean in Latin?
salicastrum, a noun, means “a kind of wild vine found in willow-thickets”.
What is the genitive of salicastrum?
The genitive singular is salicastrī. salicastrum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce salicastrum?
In classical Latin, [sa.lɪˈkas.trũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sa.liˈkas.trum].