chymus

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English

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Noun

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chymus (uncountable)

  1. chyme

Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek χῡμός (khūmós).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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chȳmus m (genitive chȳmī); second declension

  1. The fluid of the stomach

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative chȳmus chȳmī
Genitive chȳmī chȳmōrum
Dative chȳmō chȳmīs
Accusative chȳmum chȳmōs
Ablative chȳmō chȳmīs
Vocative chȳme chȳmī

References

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  • chymus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • chymus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.