LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

vervāctum

vervāctum n (genitive vervāctī)
Classical[wɛrˈwaːk.tũː]Ecclesiastical[verˈvak.tum]

Meaning

  1. fallow ground, a fallow field

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevervāctumvervācta
genitivevervāctīvervāctōrum
dativevervāctōvervāctīs
accusativevervāctumvervācta
ablativevervāctōvervāctīs
vocativevervāctumvervācta

vervactum, i, n. vervago,
I. fallow ground, a fallow field, Cato, R. R. 27; Varr. R. R. 1, 44, 2; Col. 11, 2, 32; 11, 2, 52; Plin. 18, 19, 49, § 176; Pall. 4, 2.

Origins

Presumably the neuter form of *vervāctus (“having been ploughed”), perfect passive participle of vervagō (“to plough fallow land”).

Descendants
  • Catalanguaret
  • Frenchguéret
  • Portuguesebarbeito
  • Sardinianbarvattu
  • Spanishbarbechofrom Old Spanish barvecho
  • Galicianbarbeito

Quick answers

What does vervāctum mean in Latin?
vervāctum, a noun, means “fallow ground, a fallow field”.
What is the genitive of vervāctum?
The genitive singular is vervāctī. vervāctum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce vervāctum?
In classical Latin, [wɛrˈwaːk.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [verˈvak.tum].