carenum
English
Alternative forms
- carene (obsolete)
Etymology
From Latin carēnum or caroenum, from Ancient Greek κάροινον (károinon), q.v.
Noun
carenum (uncountable)
- (historical cooking) A reduction of must or sweet wine produced by boiling it in large kettles until it was reduced by half or two-thirds in volume.
See also
- defrutum
- sapa
Latin
Alternative forms
- caroenum
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κάροινον (károinon).
Noun
carēnum n (genitive carēnī); second declension
- A reduction of must in Ancient Roman cuisine, made by boiling down grape juice or must in large kettles until reduced to two thirds of the original volume.
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | carēnum | carēna |
| Genitive | carēnī | carēnōrum |
| Dative | carēnō | carēnīs |
| Accusative | carēnum | carēna |
| Ablative | carēnō | carēnīs |
| Vocative | carēnum | carēna |
Descendants
- English: carenum, carene
References
- “carenum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- carenum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)