brutum

See also: Brutum

Latin

Etymology

From brūtus: as a noun, a substantivisation of its neuter forms, in elliptical use for animal brūtum (“an irrational living creature”, “a brute animal”); as an adjective, regularly declined forms.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈbruː.tum/, [ˈbruːt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbru.tum/, [ˈbruːt̪um]

Noun

brūtum n (genitive brūtī); second declension

1. a senseless beast, a brute (an animal without the capacity for reason)

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Seneca the Younger to this entry?)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	brūtum	brūta
Genitive	brūtī	brūtōrum
Dative	brūtō	brūtīs
Accusative	brūtum	brūta
Ablative	brūtō	brūtīs
Vocative	brūtum	brūta

References

• brūtum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 229/3.

Adjective

brūtum

1. inflection of brūtus:
   1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
   2. accusative masculine singular