LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

alūmen

alūmen n (genitive alūminis)
Classical[aˈɫuː.mɛn]Ecclesiastical[aˈluː.men]

Meaning

  1. alum

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativealūmenalūmina
genitivealūminisalūminum
dativealūminīalūminibus
accusativealūmenalūmina
ablativealūminealūminibus
vocativealūmenalūmina

ălūmen, ĭnis, n. Doed., Syn. VI. p. 16, compares ἄλοιμα ἄλειμμα = unguent,
I. alum, Cels. 5, 5; 5, 6; Plin. 35, 15, 52, § 183 sqq.; Col. 6, 13, 1; Vitr. 2, 6; 8, 3; cf. Gell. 15, 1.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂elut-
  2. Latinalūmen

Latin alumen Literally, “bitter (salt)”, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut- + -men. See also Old English ealu (“ale, beer”) and Ancient Greek ἀλύδοιμος (alúdoimos, “bitter”).

Italo-Romance
  • Italianallume
Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanalum
Ibero-Romance
  • Spanishalumbre
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Old Frenchalum
  • Old Frenchallum
  • Old Frenchalun

Quick answers

What does alūmen mean in Latin?
alūmen, a noun, means “alum”.
What is the genitive of alūmen?
The genitive singular is alūminis. alūmen is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce alūmen?
In classical Latin, [aˈɫuː.mɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈluː.men].
Where does alūmen come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut- → Latin alūmen.