dumus
See also: dūmus
Latin
Etymology
From Old Latin dusmus, dusimus (“place full of brambles”), from Proto-Indo-European *dens- (“thick, dense”), related to Ancient Greek δασύς (dasús, “hairy, shaggy, dense”) and Latin dēnsus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈduː.mus/, [ˈduː.mʊs]
Noun
dūmus m (genitive dūmī); second declension
- bush, shrub
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dūmus | dūmī |
| Genitive | dūmī | dūmōrum |
| Dative | dūmō | dūmīs |
| Accusative | dūmum | dūmōs |
| Ablative | dūmō | dūmīs |
| Vocative | dūme | dūmī |
References
- dumus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- dumus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Latvian
Adjective
dumus
- (dialectal form) accusative plural masculine form of dums