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Webster 1913 Edition


Fretum


Fre′tum

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Freta
(#)
.
[L.]
A strait, or arm of the sea.

Webster 1828 Edition


Fretum

FRE'TUM

,
Noun.
[L.] An arm of the sea.

Definition 2024


fretum

fretum

English

Noun

fretum (plural freta)

  1. strait; channel.

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfre.tum/, [ˈfrɛ.tũ]

Noun

fretum n (genitive fretī); second declension

  1. strait, sound, estuary, channel.
  2. the seas.
  3. turmoil

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative fretum freta
genitive fretī fretōrum
dative fretō fretīs
accusative fretum freta
ablative fretō fretīs
vocative fretum freta

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