caenum
Latin
Etymology
Uncertain[1] – usually derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweyn- (“to soil; mud; filth”). According to Pokorny, cognate with inquinō, obscēnus, cūniō and English whin.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkae̯.num/, [ˈkäe̯nʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.num/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːnum]
Noun
caenum n (genitive caenī); second declension
- dirt, filth, mud, mire
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | caenum | caena |
| Genitive | caenī | caenōrum |
| Dative | caenō | caenīs |
| Accusative | caenum | caena |
| Ablative | caenō | caenīs |
| Vocative | caenum | caena |
Derived terms
- caenōsus
- caenulentus
Descendants
- Portuguese: ceno
- Spanish: cieno
- ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *caenica
- Spanish: ciénega, ciénaga
References
- “caenum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “caenum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- caenum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN