emplastrum

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek εμπλαστρον (emplastron, “daub; salve”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /emˈplas.trum/, [ɛmˈpɫas.trũ]

Noun

emplastrum n (genitive emplastrī); second declension

(medicine) plaster, bandage
(horticulture) piece of bark used in budding, scutcheon, shield

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	emplastrum	emplastra
genitive	emplastrī	emplastrōrum
dative	emplastrō	emplastrīs
accusative	emplastrum	emplastra
ablative	emplastrō	emplastrīs
vocative	emplastrum	emplastra

Derived terms

plastrum

References

emplastrum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
emplastrum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
emplastrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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