arboretum

See also: Arboretum and arborétum

English

An arboretum

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin arborētum (“place with trees growing”), from arbor (“tree”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑː(ɹ)bəˈɹiːtəm/

Noun

arboretum (plural arboretums or arboreta)

  1. A place where many varieties of tree are grown for research, educational, and ornamental purposes.

Translations

Czech

Noun

arboretum n

  1. arboretum

Finnish

Noun

arboretum

  1. arboretum

Declension

Inflection of arboretum (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative arboretum arboretumit
genitive arboretumin arboretumien
partitive arboretumia arboretumeja
illative arboretumiin arboretumeihin
singular plural
nominative arboretum arboretumit
accusative nom. arboretum arboretumit
gen. arboretumin
genitive arboretumin arboretumien
partitive arboretumia arboretumeja
inessive arboretumissa arboretumeissa
elative arboretumista arboretumeista
illative arboretumiin arboretumeihin
adessive arboretumilla arboretumeilla
ablative arboretumilta arboretumeilta
allative arboretumille arboretumeille
essive arboretumina arboretumeina
translative arboretumiksi arboretumeiksi
instructive — arboretumein
abessive arboretumitta arboretumeitta
comitative — arboretumeineen

Synonyms

French

Noun

arboretum m (plural arboretums)

  1. arboretum

Latin

Etymology

From arbor (“tree”) +‎ -ētum (“grove or plantation”). An inferior word to the earlier formation arbustum (for *arbosētum).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ar.boˈreː.tum/, [ar.bɔˈreː.tũ]

Noun

arborētum n (genitive arborētī); second declension

  1. arboretum; place grown with trees.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative arborētum arborēta
genitive arborētī arborētōrum
dative arborētō arborētīs
accusative arborētum arborēta
ablative arborētō arborētīs
vocative arborētum arborēta

Descendants

References

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