LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

albūmen

albūmen n (genitive albūminis)
Classical[aɫˈbuː.mɛn]Ecclesiastical[alˈbuː.men]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinalbumen; the white of an egg
    Coordinate term: vitellus /vitellum
    Nam albumen duro facto non conficitur penitus, sed corruptilla generat uentri et non iuuat, sed magis nocet.c. 475 CE – 525 CE, Anthimus, De observatione ciborum 36

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativealbūmenalbūmina
genitivealbūminisalbūminum
dativealbūminīalbūminibus
accusativealbūmenalbūmina
ablativealbūminealbūminibus
vocativealbūmenalbūmina

albūmen, ĭnis, n. albus,
I. the white of an egg, albumen: ovi, Plin. 28, 6, 18, § 66.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*albʰós
  2. Proto-Italic*alβos
  3. Latinalbūmen

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin albūmen From albus (“white”, stem: alb-) + -men (noun-forming suffix), with analogical vocalism (compare bitūmen and nūmen).

Descendants
  • Englishalbumen
  • Frenchalbumen
  • Englishalbuminfrom French albumen
  • Spanishalbúminafrom French albumen
  • Frenchalbumine
  • Italianalbume
  • Romanianalbumen
  • Spanishalbumen
  • Old Catalanalbum
  • Middle Frenchaubunfrom Old French albun

In English words that came into English from albūmen

  • albumenalbūmen
  • albuminalbūmen
  • albuminousalbūminōsus
  • albuminoidalbūmen
  • albuminimeteralbūmen
  • albuminiparousalbūmen

Quick answers

What does albūmen mean in Latin?
albūmen, a noun, means “albumen; the white of an egg”.
What is the genitive of albūmen?
The genitive singular is albūminis. albūmen is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce albūmen?
In classical Latin, [aɫˈbuː.mɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [alˈbuː.men].
Where does albūmen come from?
Proto-Indo-European *albʰós → Proto-Italic *alβos → Latin albūmen.
Which English words come from albūmen?
English words that go back to Latin albūmen include albumen, albumin, albuminoid, albuminimeter, albuminiparous and albuminous.