fimetum
Latin
Etymology
fimus (“dung”) + -ētum (“place of”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /fiˈmeː.tum/, [fɪˈmeː.tũ]
Noun
fimētum n (genitive fimētī); second declension
- a dunghill
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | fimētum | fimēta |
| Genitive | fimētī | fimētōrum |
| Dative | fimētō | fimētīs |
| Accusative | fimētum | fimēta |
| Ablative | fimētō | fimētīs |
| Vocative | fimētum | fimēta |
Synonyms
- (dunghill): fimārium (Mediaeval)
Descendants
- English: fimetarious, fimetic
- Spanish: fimeto
References
- fĭmētum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- fimetum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette