"fretum" meaning in Latin

See fretum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfre.tum/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈfrɛt̪ʊ̃ˑ] [Classical-Latin], /ˈfre.tum/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈfrɛːt̪um] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to brew, boil”) with the suffix *-eto-, but the zero-grade is inexplicable. In this case related to ferveō, fretāle and dēfrutum. Etymology templates: {{der|la|ine-pro|*bʰrewh₁-|*bʰer-|t=to brew, boil}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to brew, boil”) Head templates: {{la-noun|fretum<2>}} fretum n (genitive fretī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|fretum<2>}} Forms: fretī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], fretum [nominative, singular], freta [nominative, plural], fretī [genitive, singular], fretōrum [genitive, plural], fretō [dative, singular], fretīs [dative, plural], fretum [accusative, singular], freta [accusative, plural], fretō [ablative, singular], fretīs [ablative, plural], fretum [singular, vocative], freta [plural, vocative]
  1. strait, sound, estuary, channel.
    the strait of Sicily
    Tags: declension-2, neuter Categories (place): Bodies of water
    Sense id: en-fretum-la-noun-Rt5O1n9N Disambiguation of Bodies of water: 23 23 23 27 6 Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 24 24 24 9 19
  2. strait, sound, estuary, channel.
    Sicily
    Tags: declension-2, neuter Categories (place): Bodies of water
    Sense id: en-fretum-la-noun-gX0EOSYk Disambiguation of Bodies of water: 23 23 23 27 6 Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 24 24 24 9 19
  3. strait, sound, estuary, channel. Tags: declension-2, neuter Categories (place): Bodies of water
    Sense id: en-fretum-la-noun-3xHr0V5q Disambiguation of Bodies of water: 23 23 23 27 6 Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 24 24 24 9 19
  4. the seas. Tags: declension-2, neuter Categories (place): Bodies of water, Landforms
    Sense id: en-fretum-la-noun-q-ZqWLm- Disambiguation of Bodies of water: 23 23 23 27 6 Disambiguation of Landforms: 19 19 19 34 10 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 10 10 10 62 8
  5. turmoil Tags: declension-2, neuter
    Sense id: en-fretum-la-noun-AnnoXnIa Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 24 24 24 9 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fretēnsis

Inflected forms

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          "english": "All that was left him was to wait for the arrival of ships from the remoter areas of Gaul and Picenum, and from Sicily.",
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