fimum

Latin

Alternative forms

• fimus

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-. See also Latin furvus (“dark, swarthy”), fūmus (“smoke”) and fūlīgō (“soot”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.mum/, [ˈfɪmʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.mum/, [ˈfiːmum]

Noun

fimum n (genitive fimī); second declension

1. dung, ordure, excrement

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	fimum	fima
Genitive	fimī	fimōrum
Dative	fimō	fimīs
Accusative	fimum	fima
Ablative	fimō	fimīs
Vocative	fimum	fima

Derived terms

• fimārium
• fimētum
• fimicolus

Descendants

• Catalan: fem
• Old French: fien
• Italian: fimo
• Spanish: fimo

References

• fimum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.