-etum

etum Latin Alternative forms la -tum la -ctum Etymology la :from<text:rebracketing of> -tum la of la -tum in nouns ending in la -ē-tum; perhaps from la veprētum a thicket of bramble, from la veprēs vepr-ē-s, or the early-attested la olētum. The ease of attaching the vowel-initial suffix to any noun stem likely helped the suffix to supplant la -tum. Compare other neuter suffixes that can form nouns representing locations, such as la -ārium n, la -īle n, la -tōrium n (vs. masculine la -ārius,la -īlis, la -tōrius). Pronunciation ētum 1 Suffix -ētum<2> la horticulture used to form nouns from certain plant or tree names to denote a place where the species grows or is made to grow; grove, thicket, woods; orchard, plantation, -yard, garden la olea -ētum olētum an olive a olive-yard la rosa -ētum rosētum a rose a rose garden la by extension extended to other places la saxum -ētum saxētum a rock a rocky-place la bōs -ētum būcētum a cow or bull a cow-pasture Declension -ētum<2> Derived terms la Descendants ca -et -eda fr -aie gl -edo -ido place-names it -eto -eta pt -edo ro -et scn -itu -ita place-names es -edo -eda