cacumen

Latin

Etymology

Variant of Latin acūmen.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kaˈkuː.men/, [kaˈkuː.mɛn]

Noun

cacūmen n (genitive cacūminis); third declension

  1. peak, extremity, top, summit
  2. end, limit
  3. (grammar) accent mark placed over a letter

Inflection

Third declension neuter.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cacūmen cacūmina
Genitive cacūminis cacūminum
Dative cacūminī cacūminibus
Accusative cacūmen cacūmina
Ablative cacūmine cacūminibus
Vocative cacūmen cacūmina

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. “cacume” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈkumen/, [kaˈkumẽn]

Noun

cacumen m (plural cacúmenes)

  1. (obsolete) peak; summit
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