falcastrum

Latin

Etymology

From falc- (“scythe”) +‎ -astrum.

Pronunciation

Noun

falcastrum n (genitive falcastrī); second declension

  1. (horticulture) bramble-cutter, brush-hook
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Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative falcastrum falcastra
Genitive falcastrī falcastrōrum
Dative falcastrō falcastrīs
Accusative falcastrum falcastra
Ablative falcastrō falcastrīs
Vocative falcastrum falcastra

References
  • “falcastrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • falcastrum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • falcastrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • falcastrum in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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