Plural of castrum
irregular plural
The plural of castrum is castra.
Forms of castrum
| Singular | castrum |
|---|---|
| Plural | castra |
| Countable | countable |
Castra in a sentence
- The science of encamping an army is called castramentation , derived from castra (the Latin word for camp).2004, Joyce E. Salisbury, The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life: 19th century, Greenwood. From the entry castramentation
Meaning of castrum
- noun Among the Ancient Romans, a building or plot of land used as a military defensive position.
Nouns ending in -um: plural -a
- minimum (minima)
- medium (media)
- maximum (maxima)
- spectrum (spectra)
- curriculum (curricula)
- referendum (referenda)
- millennium (millennia)
- consortium (consortia)
- podium (podia)
- aquarium (aquaria)
- optimum (optima)
- gymnasium (gymnasia)
Questions about the plural of castrum
- What is the plural of castrum?
- The plural of castrum is castra.
- Is castrum countable?
- Castrum is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: castrum (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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