brutum
See also: Brutum
Latin
Etymology
From brūtus: as a noun, a substantivisation of its neuter forms, in elliptical use for animal brūtum (“an irrational living creature”, “a brute animal”); as an adjective, regularly declined forms.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbruː.tum/, [ˈbruː.tũ]
Noun
brūtum n (genitive brūtī); second declension
- a senseless beast, a brute (an animal without the capacity for reason)
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Seneca the Younger to this entry?)
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | brūtum | brūta |
| Genitive | brūtī | brūtōrum |
| Dative | brūtō | brūtīs |
| Accusative | brūtum | brūta |
| Ablative | brūtō | brūtīs |
| Vocative | brūtum | brūta |
References
- brūtum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 229/3
Adjective
brūtum
- nominative neuter singular of brūtus
- accusative masculine singular of brūtus
- accusative neuter singular of brūtus
- vocative neuter singular of brūtus