Vitumnus
Latin
Etymology
From vita (“life”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-to- (“to live”) + *mno-.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /wiˈtum.nus/, [wɪˈtʊm.nʊs]
Proper noun
Vitumnus m (genitive Vitumnī); second declension
- a minor Roman god that bestows vita (“life”) to a fetus
Usage notes
- Vitumnus had the epithet vīvificātor (“creator of life”) and was associated by Augustine with Sentīnus, the giver of sentience.
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Vitumnus | Vitumnī |
| Genitive | Vitumnī | Vitumnōrum |
| Dative | Vitumnō | Vitumnīs |
| Accusative | Vitumnum | Vitumnōs |
| Ablative | Vitumnō | Vitumnīs |
| Vocative | Vitumne | Vitumnī |
References
- Vitumnus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Vitumnus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette