oletum

Latin

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /oˈleː.tum/, [ɔˈɫeː.tũ]

Etymology 1

From olea (“olive”) +‎ -ētum (“grove”).

Noun

olētum n (genitive olētī); second declension

  1. (ante-Classical) a place planted with olive trees; an olive yard
Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative olētum olēta
Genitive olētī olētōrum
Dative olētō olētīs
Accusative olētum olēta
Ablative olētō olētīs
Vocative olētum olēta
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From oleō (“I smell”)

Noun

olētum n (genitive olētī); second declension

  1. (poetic) excrement, filth, dirt
Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative olētum olēta
Genitive olētī olētōrum
Dative olētō olētīs
Accusative olētum olēta
Ablative olētō olētīs
Vocative olētum olēta

References
  • oletum 1 in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • oletum 2 in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • oletum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • oletum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • oletum in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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