frumen

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *frūgmen, equivalent to fruor (use, enjoy) +‎ -men (noun-forming suffix); ultimately, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg-mn̥.

Pronunciation

Noun

frūmen n (genitive frūminis); third declension

  1. a gruel or porridge made from grain and used in sacrifices.
  2. larynx, throat
    Synonyms: gula, faucēs, rūmen, guttur

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative frūmen frūmina
Genitive frūminis frūminum
Dative frūminī frūminibus
Accusative frūmen frūmina
Ablative frūmine frūminibus
Vocative frūmen frūmina

References

  • frumen”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • frumen in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • frumen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • frumen in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016