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saeptum.

fold, paddock; enclosure; voting enclosure in the Campus Martius;

7 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈsae̯p.tũː]Classical-Latin[ˈsɛp.tum]
  1. A fence, enclosure, wall.

    declension-2 · neuter
    saeptum līnī
  2. Any enclosed place, an enclosure.

    declension-2 · neuter
    saeptum vēnātiōnis
  3. Any enclosed place, an enclosure. A fold for cattle.

    declension-2 · neuter
  4. Any enclosed place, an enclosure. A fish-pond or preserve.

    declension-2 · neuter
  5. Any enclosed place, an enclosure. An enclosed place in the Campus Martius, where the people assembled to vote.

    declension-2 · in-plural · neuter
  6. Anything used for enclosing: A palisade, stake, pale.

    declension-2 · neuter
  7. Anything used for enclosing: A sluice, floodgate.

    declension-2 · neuter
  8. Anything used for enclosing: The diaphragm, midriff.

    declension-2 · neuter
Where this word comes from

From saeptus, perfect passive participle of saepiō (“to surround, to enclose”).

verb[ˈsae̯p.tũː]Classical-Latin[ˈsɛp.tum]
  1. nominative neuter singular supine of saepiō

    form-of · neuter · nominative · singular · supine
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verb[ˈsae̯p.tũː]Classical-Latin[ˈsɛp.tum]
  1. inflection of saeptus: nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular

    accusative · form-of · neuter · nominative · participle · singular · vocative
  2. inflection of saeptus: accusative masculine singular

    accusative · form-of · masculine · participle · singular
Where this word comes from

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