cannabum

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkan.na.bum/, [ˈkänːäbʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkan.na.bum/, [ˈkänːäbum]

Noun

cannabum n (genitive cannabī); second declension

1. (Late Latin) Alternative form of cannabis

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cannabum	cannaba
Genitive	cannabī	cannabōrum
Dative	cannabō	cannabīs
Accusative	cannabum	cannaba
Ablative	cannabō	cannabīs
Vocative	cannabum	cannaba

Descendants

• Old Galician-Portuguese: cánamo, cánabo
  • Galician: cánabo
• Old Spanish: cannamo
  • Spanish: cáñamo
    • → Portuguese: cânhamo
• Sicilian: cànnavu

References

• cannăbum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 254/1.