ossum

Latin

Etymology

Popular variant of os (see there for descendants).

Noun

ossum n (genitive ossī); second declension

bone (dead)
kernel, stone (of a nut, fruit)

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ossum	ossa
Genitive	ossī	ossōrum
Dative	ossō	ossīs
Accusative	ossum	ossa
Ablative	ossō	ossīs
Vocative	ossum	ossa

References

ossum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
ossum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
ossum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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