fimum

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-. See also Latin furvus (“dark, swarthy”), fūmus (“smoke”) and fūlīgō (“soot”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfi.mum/, [ˈfɪ.mʊ̃]

Noun

fimum n (genitive fimī); second declension

  1. dung, ordure, excrement

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative fimum fima
Genitive fimī fimōrum
Dative fimō fimīs
Accusative fimum fima
Ablative fimō fimīs
Vocative fimum fima

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Descendants

References
  • fimum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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