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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
- a gruel or porridge made from grain and used in sacrifices.
- larynx, throat
- Synonyms: gula, faucēs, rūmen, guttur
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
Related terms
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