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
- 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
(deprecated template usage) brūtum