pabulum
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin pābulum (“food, nourishment”), from stem of pāscō (“I feed, nourish”).
[edit] Noun
pabulum (plural pabula or pabulums)
- food or fodder, particularly that taken in by plants or animals.
- material that feeds a fire.
- (figuratively) food for thought.
- bland intellectual fare; an undemanding diet of words
[edit] See also
[edit] Latin
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
pābulum (genitive pābulī); n, second declension
- food, nourishment, sustenance
- (of animals) fodder, pasture
- (figuratively) nourishment for the mind, food for thought
[edit] Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pābulum | pābula |
| genitive | pābulī | pābulōrum |
| dative | pābulō | pābulīs |
| accusative | pābulum | pābula |
| ablative | pābulō | pābulīs |
| vocative | pābulum | pābula |
