faenum

Latin

Alternative forms

fēnum
foenum, as in foenum-graecum

Etymology

See foenum

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfae̯.num/, [ˈfae̯.nũ]

Noun

faenum n (genitive faenī); second declension

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	faenum	faena
Genitive	faenī	faenōrum
Dative	faenō	faenīs
Accusative	faenum	faena
Ablative	faenō	faenīs
Vocative	faenum	faena

Derived terms

fēnuculum

Descendants

Asturian: ḥenu
Catalan: fenc
Dalmatian: fin
English: fenugreek, via foenum-graecum
French: foin
Friulian: fen
Galician: feo
Interlingua: feno
Istriot: fen
Istro-Romanian: fir
Italian: fieno

Norman: fain
Occitan: fen
Old Portuguese: fẽo
Portuguese: feno
Romanian: fân
Romansch: fain, fagn, fein
Sardinian: fenu
Sicilian: frenu
Spanish: heno
Venetian: fjen, fien, fen

References

faenum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
faenum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
faenum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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