alumen
See also: alúmen
Latin
Etymology
Literally "bitter salt," from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elud- with the suffix -men. See also Old English ealu (English ale) and Ancient Greek ἀλύδοιμος (alúdoimos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈluː.men/, [aˈɫuː.mɛn]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈlu.men/, [aˈluː.men]
Inflection
Third declension neuter.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | alūmen | alūmina |
Genitive | alūminis | alūminum |
Dative | alūminī | alūminibus |
Accusative | alūmen | alūmina |
Ablative | alūmine | alūminibus |
Vocative | alūmen | alūmina |
Derived terms
- alūminātus
- alūminōsus
Descendants
References
- alumen in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- alumen in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- alumen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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