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rastrum

rastrum

English

a single staff rastrum

Noun

rastrum (plural rastrums)

  1. A five-pointed writing implement used to draw parallel lines of a staff in sheet music.

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From rād(ō) (I scrape) + -trum, from Proto-Indo-European *reh₁d- + *-trom. Confer with rādula and rallum.

Pronunciation

Noun

rāstrum n (genitive rāstrī); second declension

  1. (chiefly in the plural) rake, hoe, mattock

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative rāstrum rāstra
genitive rāstrī rāstrōrum
dative rāstrō rāstrīs
accusative rāstrum rāstra
ablative rāstrō rāstrīs
vocative rāstrum rāstra

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • Romanian: rastru
  • Russian: растр (rastr)
  • Spanish: rastro

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