thuminus

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Latin

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Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic ثُمُن (ṯumun, an eighth). Compare Sicilian tùmminu, Maltese tomna. Compare tumulus.

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Noun

thuminus m (genitive thuminī); second declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) A unit of measure used in Sicily, Naples and Malta.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

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