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erctum.

an inheritance, patrimony

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈɛrk.tũː]Classical-Latin[ˈɛrk.tum]
  1. an inheritance, patrimony

    declension-2 · neuter
    erctum ciēre
Where this word comes from

Perhaps the supine of *ercō; see ercīscō.

verb/ˈɛrktu//ˈe-/
  1. raised

    Proto-Italo-Western-Romance · declension-1 · declension-2 · participle · reconstruction
Where this word comes from

Past participle for *ergere (“raise”), corresponding to Classical Latin ērectus.

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