LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

azȳmus

azȳmus (feminine azȳma, neuter azȳmum)
Classical[azˈzyː.mʊs]Ecclesiastical[adˈd͡ziː.mus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveunleavened
  2. adjectivepure, uncorrupted

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeazȳmusazȳmaazȳmum
genitiveazȳmīazȳmaeazȳmī
dativeazȳmōazȳmaeazȳmō
accusativeazȳmumazȳmamazȳmum
ablativeazȳmōazȳmāazȳmō
vocativeazȳmeazȳmaazȳmum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeazȳmīazȳmaeazȳma
genitiveazȳmōrumazȳmārumazȳmōrum
dativeazȳmīsazȳmīsazȳmīs
accusativeazȳmōsazȳmāsazȳma
ablativeazȳmīsazȳmīsazȳmīs
vocativeazȳmīazȳmaeazȳma

azȳmus (azўmon, Prud. Apoth. 421), a, um, adj., = ἄζυμος,
I. unleavened (very freq. in Vulg.).
I. Lit.
A. In gen.: azymi panes, Vulg. Exod. 12, 8; ib. Jud. 6, 21: panis, Scrib. Comp. 133: lagana azyma, Vulg. Lev. 2, 4; ib. 1 Par. 23, 29; and so subst.: azȳma, ōrum, n., Vulg. Exod. 12, 15; ib. Lev. 8, 2 al.—
B. Esp., of the Jewish feast of unleavened bread: dies festus azymorum, Vulg. Luc. 22, 1: dies azymorum, ib. Act. 12, 3; 20, 6; also absol.: Erat pascha et azyma (Gr. Ἦν τὸ πάσχα καὶ τὰ ἄζυμα), ib. Marc. 14, 1.—
II. Trop., unleavened, i. e. morally uncorrupted, pure: sicut estis azymi, Vulg. 1 Cor. 5, 7: in azymis sinceritatis, ib. ib. 5, 8.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἄζυμος (ázumos), from Proto-Indo-European *yuHs- (“to mix in”).

Descendants
  • Englishazymous
  • Frenchazyme
  • Italianazzimo
  • Portugueseázimo
  • Spanishácimo
  • Asturianácimu
  • Galicianasmo
  • Galicianácimo
  • Old Leoneseasmo

Quick answers

What does azȳmus mean in Latin?
azȳmus, a adjective, means “unleavened; pure, uncorrupted”.
How do you pronounce azȳmus?
In classical Latin, [azˈzyː.mʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [adˈd͡ziː.mus].