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 fermented fish sauce popular as a condiment in Ancient Rome.

Derived terms

• hydrogarum
• oenogarum

Translations

sauce

• Esperanto: garumo
• Finnish: garum (fi)
• French: garum (fr) m
• Greek:

  Ancient: γάρος m (gáros)

• Latin: garum n, allēc n
• Polish: garum (pl) n
• Portuguese: garo (pt) m
• Russian: гарум (ru) (garum)

Anagrams

• Murga, murga

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin garum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑːrum/, [ˈɡɑ̝ːrum]
• Syllabification^(key): ga‧rum

Noun

garum

1. garum

Declension

Inflection of garum (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		garum	garumit
genitive		garumin	garumien garumeiden garumeitten
partitive		garumia	garumeita garumeja
illative		garumiin	garumeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		garum	garumit
accusative	nom.	garum	garumit
	gen.	garumin
genitive		garumin	garumien garumeiden garumeitten
partitive		garumia	garumeita garumeja
inessive		garumissa	garumeissa
elative		garumista	garumeista
illative		garumiin	garumeihin
adessive		garumilla	garumeilla
ablative		garumilta	garumeilta
allative		garumille	garumeille
essive		garumina	garumeina
translative		garumiksi	garumeiksi
abessive		garumitta	garumeitta
instructive		—	garumein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of garum (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative garumini garumini accusative nom. garumini garumini gen. garumini genitive garumini garumieni garumeideni garumeitteni partitive garumiani garumeitani garumejani inessive garumissani garumeissani elative garumistani garumeistani illative garumiini garumeihini adessive garumillani garumeillani ablative garumiltani garumeiltani allative garumilleni garumeilleni essive garuminani garumeinani translative garumikseni garumeikseni abessive garumittani garumeittani instructive — — comitative — garumeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative garumisi garumisi accusative nom. garumisi garumisi gen. garumisi genitive garumisi garumiesi garumeidesi garumeittesi partitive garumiasi garumeitasi garumejasi inessive garumissasi garumeissasi elative garumistasi garumeistasi illative garumiisi garumeihisi adessive garumillasi garumeillasi ablative garumiltasi garumeiltasi allative garumillesi garumeillesi essive garuminasi garumeinasi translative garumiksesi garumeiksesi abessive garumittasi garumeittasi instructive — — comitative — garumeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative garumimme garumimme accusative nom. garumimme garumimme gen. garumimme genitive garumimme garumiemme garumeidemme garumeittemme partitive garumiamme garumeitamme garumejamme inessive garumissamme garumeissamme elative garumistamme garumeistamme illative garumiimme garumeihimme adessive garumillamme garumeillamme ablative garumiltamme garumeiltamme allative garumillemme garumeillemme essive garuminamme garumeinamme translative garumiksemme garumeiksemme abessive garumittamme garumeittamme instructive — — comitative — garumeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative garuminne garuminne accusative nom. garuminne garuminne gen. garuminne genitive garuminne garumienne garumeidenne garumeittenne partitive garumianne garumeitanne garumejanne inessive garumissanne garumeissanne elative garumistanne garumeistanne illative garumiinne garumeihinne adessive garumillanne garumeillanne ablative garumiltanne garumeiltanne allative garumillenne garumeillenne essive garuminanne garumeinanne translative garumiksenne garumeiksenne abessive garumittanne garumeittanne instructive — — comitative — garumeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative garuminsa garuminsa accusative nom. garuminsa garuminsa gen. garuminsa genitive garuminsa garumiensa garumeidensa garumeittensa partitive garumiaan garumiansa garumeitaan garumejaan garumeitansa garumejansa inessive garumissaan garumissansa garumeissaan garumeissansa elative garumistaan garumistansa garumeistaan garumeistansa illative garumiinsa garumeihinsa adessive garumillaan garumillansa garumeillaan garumeillansa ablative garumiltaan garumiltansa garumeiltaan garumeiltansa allative garumilleen garumillensa garumeilleen garumeillensa essive garuminaan garuminansa garumeinaan garumeinansa translative garumikseen garumiksensa garumeikseen garumeiksensa abessive garumittaan garumittansa garumeittaan garumeittansa instructive — — comitative — garumeineen garumeinensa

Latin

Alternative forms

• garon

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.rum/, [ˈɡärʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.rum/, [ˈɡäːrum]

Noun

garum n (genitive garī); second declension

1. garum, a popular fish sauce.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	garum	gara
Genitive	garī	garōrum
Dative	garō	garīs
Accusative	garum	gara
Ablative	garō	garīs
Vocative	garum	gara

Descendants

• English: garum
• Italian: garo
• Portuguese: garo

See also

• liquāmen

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 with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 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

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑː.rum/

Noun

gārum

1. dative plural of gār