fimum

Latin

Alternative forms

fimus

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-. See also Latin furvus (“dark, swarthy”), fūmus (“smoke”) and fūlīgō (“soot”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.mum/, [ˈfɪ.mũ]

Noun

fimum n (genitive fimī); second declension

dung, ordure, excrement

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	fimum	fima
genitive	fimī	fimōrum
dative	fimō	fimīs
accusative	fimum	fima
ablative	fimō	fimīs
vocative	fimum	fima

Derived terms

Descendants

Catalan: fem
Old French: fien
Italian: fimo
Spanish: fimo

References

fimum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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