Pilumnus
Latin
Etymology
From pīlus (“pestle”), from Proto-Indo-European *peys- (“to crush”) + *mno-.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /piːˈlum.nus/, [piːˈɫʊm.nʊs]
Proper noun
Pīlumnus m (genitive Pīlumnī); second declension
- a minor Roman god guarding the good health and growth of children
Usage notes
- One of two brother deities. Pīlumnus was a personification of the pestle (pīlus) and Pīcumnus was a personification of the woodpecker (pīcus); both were companions of Mars, and tutelary deities of married couples and newborns.
- Pīlumnus taught humanity how to grind grain.
- He was the consort of Danaë, father of Danaus and ancestor of Turnus.
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Pīlumnus | Pīlumnī |
| Genitive | Pīlumnī | Pīlumnōrum |
| Dative | Pīlumnō | Pīlumnīs |
| Accusative | Pīlumnum | Pīlumnōs |
| Ablative | Pīlumnō | Pīlumnīs |
| Vocative | Pīlumne | Pīlumnī |
References
- Pilumnus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Pilumnus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Pilumnus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette