brutum
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See also: Brutum
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbruː.tum/, [ˈbruːt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈbru.tum/, [ˈbruːt̪um]
Noun[edit]
brūtum n (genitive brūtī); second declension
- 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[edit]
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[edit]
- brūtum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 229/3.
Adjective[edit]
brūtum
- inflection of brūtus: