garum

English

Etymology

From Latin garum, from Ancient Greek γάρον (gáron, “the fish whose intestines were originally used in the condiment's production”).

Noun

garum (countable and uncountable, plural garums)

  1. A fish sauce popular in Ancient Rome.

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Latin

Alternative forms

  • garon

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γάρον (gáron, “the fish whose intestines were originally used in the condiment's production”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡa.rum/, [ˈɡa.rũ]

Noun

garum n (genitive garī); second declension

  1. garum, a popular fish sauce.

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative garum gara
genitive garī garōrum
dative garō garīs
accusative garum gara
ablative garō garīs
vocative garum gara

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References

  • garum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • garum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • garum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • garum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • garum in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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