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

  1. 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

  1. nominative neuter singular of brūtus
  2. accusative masculine singular of brūtus
  3. accusative neuter singular of brūtus
  4. vocative neuter singular of brūtus
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