verutum

Latin

Etymology

From verū (“javelin, dart”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /weˈruː.tum/, [wɛˈruː.tʊ̃]

Noun

verūtum n (genitive verūtī); second declension

  1. A light javelin used primarily by the Vēlitēs.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative verūtum verūta
Genitive verūtī verūtōrum
Dative verūtō verūtīs
Accusative verūtum verūta
Ablative verūtō verūtīs
Vocative verūtum verūta

See also

References
  • verutum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • verutum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • verutum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • verutum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carr, Thomas Swinburne (1836). A manual of Roman antiquities, Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 234 note.
  • Glossary of Latin Words, Bible History Online. (File retrieved 10-19-07)
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