LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

absūmēdō

absūmēdō f (genitive absūmēdinis)
Classical[ap.suːˈmeː.doː]Ecclesiastical[ab.suˈmɛː.do]

Meaning

  1. consumption, the act of spending or using up

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeabsūmēdōabsūmēdinēs
apsūmēdinēs
genitiveabsūmēdinis
apsūmēdinis		absūmēdinum
apsūmēdinum
dativeabsūmēdinī
apsūmēdinī		absūmēdinibus
apsūmēdinibus
accusativeabsūmēdinem
apsūmēdinem		absūmēdinēs
apsūmēdinēs
ablativeabsūmēdine
apsūmēdine		absūmēdinibus
apsūmēdinibus
vocativeabsūmēdōabsūmēdinēs
apsūmēdinēs

absūmēdo, ĭnis, f. absumo,
I. a consuming or devouring consumption, in a pun: quanta sumini absumedo! Plaut. Capt. 4, 3, 3.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Italic*ap
  4. Latinabsūmēdō

Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₁émeti Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin sūmō Latin absūmō Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder. Latin -ēdō Latin absūmēdō From absūmō + -ēdō.

Quick answers

What does absūmēdō mean in Latin?
absūmēdō, a noun, means “consumption, the act of spending or using up”.
What is the genitive of absūmēdō?
The genitive singular is absūmēdinis. absūmēdō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce absūmēdō?
In classical Latin, [ap.suːˈmeː.doː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ab.suˈmɛː.do].
Where does absūmēdō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep → Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó → Proto-Italic *ap → Latin absūmēdō.