rubetum

Latin

Etymology

Singular form of rubēta (only attested in the plural in classical Latin), from rubus (“bramble”) +‎ -ētum (“grove”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ruˈbeː.tum/, [rʊˈbeːt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ruˈbe.tum/, [ruˈbɛːt̪um]

Noun

rubētum n (genitive rubētī); second declension

1. singular of rubēta (“bramble thickets”)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	rubētum	rubēta
genitive	rubētī	rubētōrum
dative	rubētō	rubētīs
accusative	rubētum	rubēta
ablative	rubētō	rubētīs
vocative	rubētum	rubēta

Descendants

• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: roveto
  • Sicilian: ruvettu
• North-Italian:
  • Ligurian: rorej, roeo
  • Lombard: roet, roeda, ruida, roegg
  • Piedmontese: ruej, ruì, arvoj
  • Romagnol: arvid

References

• rubetum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “rubetum”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎^[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC