chymus
English
Noun
chymus (uncountable)
- chyme
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek χῡμός (khūmós).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʰyː.mus/, [ˈkʰyː.mʊs]
Noun
chȳmus m (genitive chȳmī); second declension
- The fluid of the stomach
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | chȳmus | chȳmī |
| Genitive | chȳmī | chȳmōrum |
| Dative | chȳmō | chȳmīs |
| Accusative | chȳmum | chȳmōs |
| Ablative | chȳmō | chȳmīs |
| Vocative | chȳme | chȳmī |
References
- chymus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- chymus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette