LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

spīnētum

spīnētum n (genitive spīnētī)
Classical[spiːˈneː.tũː]Ecclesiastical[spiˈnɛː.tum]

Meaning

  1. a thicket of thorns, briars, brambles; a thorn hedge

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativespīnētumspīnēta
genitivespīnētīspīnētōrum
dativespīnētōspīnētīs
accusativespīnētumspīnēta
ablativespīnētōspīnētīs
vocativespīnētumspīnēta

spīnētum, i, n. id.,
I. a thorn hedge, a thicket of thorns.
I. Lit., Verg. E. 2, 9; Plin. 10, 74, 95, § 204: spineta sentesque, Sen. Ira, 2, 10, 4.—
II. Trop.: Aristotelis spineta, Hier. in Helv. 2.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *spey-der. Proto-Italic *speinā Latin spīna Latin -ētum Latin spīnētum From spīna (“thorn”) + -ētum (“grove”).

Descendants
  • Frenchépinaiefrom Middle French espinoye
  • Englishspinneyfrom Middle French espinoye
  • GalicianEspiñedo

Quick answers

What does spīnētum mean in Latin?
spīnētum, a noun, means “a thicket of thorns, briars, brambles; a thorn hedge”.
What is the genitive of spīnētum?
The genitive singular is spīnētī. spīnētum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce spīnētum?
In classical Latin, [spiːˈneː.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [spiˈnɛː.tum].